Fright

Fright

The scream you can hear is your own

PG 1971 · 87 min · ★ 6.0 · Horror, Thriller

Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.

Directed by Peter Collinson · Written by Tudor Gates

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