Haunting Fear (1990)

A woman has nightmares of being buried alive which somehow awakens a long-repressed enity inside her while her greedy, cheating husband plots to murder her for her money.

Director:

Fred Olen Ray

Writers:

Edgar Allan Poe (story "Premature Burial"), Fred Olen Ray (as Sherman Scott)

Stars:

Brinke Stevens, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Henry Richardson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Brinke Stevens	...	Victoria Munroe
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Detective James Trent
John Henry Richardson	...	Terry Munroe (as Jay Richardson)
Delia Sheppard	...	Lisa
Karen Black	...	Dr. Julia Harcourt
Robert Clarke	...	Dr. Carlton
Robert Quarry	...	Visconti
Michael Berryman	...	Mortician
Hoke Howell	...	Father Corpse
Greta Carlson	...	Visconti's Girl (as Sherri Graham)
Mark Thomas McGee	...	Morgue Attendant #1
Jeff Yesko	...	Morgue Attendant #2

Storyline

Victoria can't sleep: she's having bad dreams about being buried alive. Her husband Terry makes her go see Dr. Carlton, who she blames for her father's death. Unable to help her, he asks Dr. Harcourt to try and unlock Victoria's mental block with hypnotism. Meanwhile Terry continues an affair with his secretary, and worries about paying off a huge gambling debt. Terry could pay off his debt and be with his secretary if he could just get his hands on Victoria's money somehow.

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Plot Keywords:

psychiatrist | adulterous husband | hypnosis | nightmare | gore | 

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Taglines:

Buried Alive - Her Worst Nightmare

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Genres:

Horror | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brinke Stevens wrote a screen play called "Buried Nightmares" that was to be a sequel to Haunting Fear, but the movie was never produced.

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Goofs

Obvious fake head when Victoria knifes Terry and decapitates him.

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Connections

Featured in Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011)

User Reviews

Better than you'd think

Looking at the box in the video store you will see names such as Fred Olen Ray, Brinke Stevens, Karen Black, and Jan-Michael Vincent. The kicker, of course, is "A Troma Team Release." These are not arguments for quality, and indeed there is no mistaking this film for anything other than a B-movie. However, it can be surprisingly effective, mostly due to the amount of heart Brinke Stevens puts into her portrayal of the lead character, the neurotic Victoria. If you want B-movie cheesiness and excess you'll uncover a fair helping of it here, but don't be surprised if you find yourself a bit more involved in the storyline than you originally expected.

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Edgar Allan Poe's Haunting Fear

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$115,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Independent Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color