Terror

Year:	1978
Country:	UK
Language:	English
Genre:	Horror, Cult
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	5.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	4 Have Seen


Director	Norman J. Warren
Selected Cast	John Nolan as James Garrick
	Carolyn Courage as Ann Garrick
	James Aubrey as Phillip
	Sarah Keller as Suzy
	Glynis Barber as Carol Tucker
Writer	David McGillivray

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

Terror - Studio S Entertainment - Sweden (2009)

DVD Box Set

The Norman J Warren Collection - Anchor Bay Entertainment - UK (2004)

DVD Box Set

Studio S & Videovåldet - Studio S Entertainment - Sweden (2010)

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Comments and Reviews


alexlincs 7th May 2021		Rated 6/10 Thanks to Dr Doom for adding this film. I've added some screenshots and the upscaled title screen from the Blu Ray. This is another cheapie from the late, great Norman J Warren. It benefits from a sharp, self-referential script by David McGillivray who wrote the book Doing Rude Things about British sexploitation films, as well as being a prolific screenwriter still working today. The film starts off with a film within a film, possibly based on The Witchfinder General. A witch's curse on a grand house leads to loads of unexplained deaths. The deaths are surprisingly gory in places with bloody stabbings and environmental accidents like falling down the stairs. Not a patch on Suspiria, The Omen or Dawn of the Dead that came out around this time. The film is noticeably low budget, but not embarassingly so. Good sets and cinematography stop it looking as cheap as say Lee Frost films. The knowing script has nods to British Sex Comedies with film within a film: Bathtime With Brenda. The acting is on the camp side, I think this is intentional. Honestly, it's not distractingly bad. Rare for a 1978 British film there is around five f-words. I know it's laughable now with films often containing 100 f words at 15 certificate, but this was rare for the time. The BBC censored films like Goodfellas and Scarface for TV broadcast in the 90s with hilarious overdubbing like melonfarmer and eating pineapple. The Blu Ray from Powerhouse films features a superb print free from archive damage, but sadly only 1.0 sound. On the plus side it features the commentary track from 2004 and a decent amount of extras. It's not as good as Prey (Alien Prey), which was a dreamy and beguiling with a simmering sexual undercurrent. It's a mediocre slasher with some nice touches. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?



zabadak 15th May 2016		Terror-ible! :laugh: Film debut of Glynis Barber, apparently...

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