Fear in the Night (1972 film)

Fear in the Night (also known as Dynasty of Fear and Honeymoon of Fear) is a 1972 British psychological horror film directed, produced, and co-written by Jimmy Sangster and produced by Hammer Film Productions. The film stars Judy Geeson as a psychologically-fragile woman who, upon relocating to a rural boarding school where her husband has taken a job, finds herself being tormented by a mysterious figure with a prosthetic arm. Peter Cushing and Joan Collins, respectively, also star as the school's mysterious headmaster and his wife.

Fear in the Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJimmy Sangster
Written by
  • Jimmy Sangster
  • Michael Syson
Produced byJimmy Sangster
Starring
CinematographyArthur Grant
Edited byPeter Weatherley
Music byJohn McCabe
Production
company
Release dates
  • 9 July 1972 (1972-07-09) (UK)
  • 18 October 1972 (1972-10-18) (US)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£141,000
Box office£835,000

Like many horror films of its era, Fear in the Night has been noted for its usage of female hysteria as a central narrative motif, and was released as a double bill in the United Kingdom with Straight on Till Morning, another Hammer film featuring similar themes. In the United States, the film was released as part of a double bill with Demons of the Mind.

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