why doesn't Google maps have an "avoid scary places" setting? I had to walk through two very big graveryards in the last 7 days. Both times in the dark. And i got lost on both of them. It very scary...
Fear in the Night is a decent Hammer Production. It's a bit slow for most of the runtime but I thought it had a pretty good third act and twist that rewarded the viewer's patience. It has some eerie moments and Peter Cushing is great as can be expected as this quiet Headmaster of an all boys school.
FEAR IN THE NIGHT (1972) Reviews of the Hammer psychological thriller
Fear in the Night is a 1972 British psychological horror thriller film produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster from a screenplay co-written with Michael Syston.
The Hammer Film production stars Judy Geeson (10 Rillington Place, Inseminoid), Joan Collins (Tales from the Crypt), Ralph Bates and Peter Cushing.
Fear in the Night was the last of three features directed by Hammer screenwriter/producer…
why you should garden by the light of day: a cautionary tale
one of the things no one prepares you for in life is watering your plants on your screened porch at 3am. overwatering them, actually. and silty plantwater suddenly comes cascading down over you and you’re startled and wet and staring up into the shadows between the leaves, and you see a thing go slithering between those leaves that has too many legs, an eldritch little whisper of an oh no you have made a grievous mistake, and you suddenly wonder whether that trickle-tickle on the underside of your arm running down toward your breast is water or more legs, journeying. and if that trickle-tickle is legs, what will happen when they reach your heart?
JUST LOOK AT THESE PICTURES! There's only two, but DAMMN DE!
This is from the Atlanta Journal Magazine, 12 October 1947. This was part of a press tour where Paramount sent him back to Atlanta to promote "Fear in the Night" and "Variety Girl".
I read Cornell Woolrich's story "Nightmare" that the movie "Fear in the Night" was based on, and there are some interesting differences. I wonder what the reason behind changing last names was, for one thing, though I do like the last name 'Grayson' (movie) for Vincent better than 'Hardy' (book). I also found out that poor Vince didn't have a girlfriend in the book. I'm glad the movie gave him Betty; he needed all the support he could get, even though there wasn't much she could do besides care about him since he didn't want her mixed up in his awful situation.
There's also the scene where Cliff confronts Vince in the house where the murder happened and slaps him - in the book, he was actually throwing punches, and was maybe about to hit Vince with a chair!
Also, the scene when Vince tries to kill himself was different. The movie went with a... non bloody way. Thankfully, he survived to the end in both versions.