Frightmare

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Frightmare

R

1983

1h 26m

Horror

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College movie buffs (Luca Bercovici, Jennifer Starrett) steal a horror-film star's (Ferdinand Mayne) corpse, and a medium brings him back.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Feb 11, 2026

2/4

primarily about misty atmosphere and the kind of over-the-top theatrics that act as cover for acting deficits and narrative holes—of which there are many

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John Higgins

Starburst

Sep 5, 2018

7/10

Stylistically, it is reminiscent of some of those classic Hammer House of Horrors and Phantasm, and it does retain some good old cultish charm throughout.

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Bill Gibron

DVDTalk.com

Jun 15, 2005

2/5

Frightmare fumbles so many of the standard scare tactics that it's almost impossible to see where it gained such a supercilious legitimacy.

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Jul 25, 2002

1.5/5

All fear the deadly ghostly apparition of a recently-dead horror actor! Or not.

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Janet Branagan

Apollo Guide

Dec 29, 2001

27/100

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Ian S

@RT48225084 1 day ago

Trash. Bottom of the barrel nonsense. Had to force myself to watch it all. Don't bother.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Nov 17, 2025

Not bad for a cheesy '80s horror-comedy.

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Solon H

@RT02385975 Apr 20, 2025

FRIGHTMARE is a short, unsatisfying horror "spoof" that struggles to maintain plot and give reasons for outlandish magically powers and stupid deaths.

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R G

@RT35320871 Apr 3, 2023

Another night where I pick a streaming site and pick a random movie to watch. I didn't know much about Frightmare, but once I saw Jeffrey Combs in it I knew I was watching it. (https://foreverfinalgirl.com/frightmare/)

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Feb 23, 2022

I am not sure I would say it was good but 1980s Jeffery Combs was hot and honestly what else could you ask for in a movie?

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May 24, 2020

"Berbat" filmlerden özel bir zevk alanlar için kaçırılmaz bir nimet :) Benim pek tahammülüm yok.

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Norman Thaddeus Vane

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Ferdy Mayne

Conrad Radzoff

Luca Bercovici

Saint

Jennifer Starrett

Meg

Nita Talbot

Mrs. Rohmer

Leon Askin

Wolfgang

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Synopsis

College movie buffs (Luca Bercovici, Jennifer Starrett) steal a horror-film star's (Ferdinand Mayne) corpse, and a medium brings him back.

Director: Norman Thaddeus Vane
Producer: Callie Wright, Patrick Wright
Screenwriter: Norman Thaddeus Vane
Production Co: Screenwriters
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 1983, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2019
Runtime: 1h 26m

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