Fear Clinic (2014)

A doctor works to cure patients suffering from crippling phobias by placing them inside his invention, which induces and controls hallucinations.

Director:

Robert Hall

Writers:

Aaron Drane (as Aaron R. Drane), Robert Hall

Stars:

Robert Englund, Fiona Dourif, Felisha Terrell

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Englund	...	Dr. Andover
Fiona Dourif	...	Sara
Felisha Terrell	...	Osborn
Cleopatra Coleman	...	Megan
Corey Taylor	...	Bauer
Brandon Beemer	...	Dylan
Bonnie Morgan	...	Paige
Kevin Gage	...	Gage
Angelina Armani	...	Caylee
Thomas Dekker	...	Blake
Nancy Telzerow	...	Mrs. Patton
Ryder Gage	...	Kevin
Cherie McClain	...	Reporter #1
Ashley Jean Ross	...	Reporter #2
Will Ujek	...	Reporter #3

Storyline

Sara (Fiona Dourif) is one of five people that was attacked in a small diner by a masked shooter. Dr. Andover (Robert Englund), a brilliant scientist and doctor that developed a new way of treating fear-related ailments by way of his "Fear Chamber", initially seemed to be the perfect cure but one by one the patients have all returned to the clinic due to their fears re-emerging worse than they had before. Sara returns to the clinic as well.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | clinic | fear | phobia | bare breasts | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody horror violence, disturbing images, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Englund was seen at the local Denny's after a long day of shooting. This was big news for the community.

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Goofs

When Blake is introduced, a gunshot scar can be seen in the right side of his head. A few scenes later, the scar is on the left side of his head. After that scene, the scar is on the right again.

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Quotes

Dr. Andover: It's not the mask you are afraid of, it's what it represents.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, a voice saying "fear never dies" can be heard.

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Connections

Referenced in Face Off: Life and Death (2014)

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Soundtracks

The Dark
Performed by Stone Sour
Written by David Wayne Carnell, Kurdt York Vanderhoof, Craig Wells
Courtesy of Roadrunner Records

User Reviews

Above average fear film, slightly anyway...

Fear Clinic, loosely based on a series of shorts that appeared on the now defunct Fearnet, stars horror legend Robert Englund in his best role in years as a once celebrated doctor obsessed with curing humans of fear. But when an early, seemingly successful test group comprised of traumatized survivors of a mass shooting begins to not only regress but get worse, he begins to seriously doubt the validity and even safety of his methods.

However, this doesn't stop his test groups' faith in him. They all return to his clinic for further treatment, being locked up in a weird, sensory deprivation tank and forced to face their fears. But something evil, even supernatural, is lurking in the abyss he thrusts his patients into. It is fear itself, hence the title.

Feart Itself is fairly above average for low budget horror, but you really have to be patient with it. In fact, I have to say the filmmaker, the man behind the middling Laid to Rest movies, requests an unreasonable amount of patience from his viewers. It does not help that movie's production design is atrocious, all neon green lights and phony looking scientific equipment that reminds of the worst elements of 80's horror.

That's the bad part. The good part is that movie has a really good cast behind it. Robert Englund, in a role very different from his mad scientist portrayal in the original Fear Itself series, does a really good job as the benevolent but uncertain doctor. The female lead, Fiona Dourif (who was last seen costarring with her father Brad Dourif in Curse of Chucky) is an outstanding and unconventional horror heroine, more believably smart and capable than most of the female leads in these types of movies. Thomas Dekker also does a fantastic job portraying a troubled young man with a traumatic brain injury. Rounding out the cast are mostly adequate, if not entirely impressive, supporting players like Kevin Gage (Strangeland, Heat) as a crotchety maintenance man, Corey Taylor (that's right, the lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour in his first film, and he probably shouldn't quit his day job) as the hotheaded chief orderly, and several vaguely familiar actors as the other patients.

The cast, along with a really solid third act that includes a genuinely surprising twist and some cool creature FX from Robert Kurtzman, make this worth watching for horror fans, but just barely. The movie has major pacing problems, a weak first half, and can never overcome its low budget trappings but it shows glimmers of promise from almost everyone involved making this a more or less entertaining, watchable low budget horror movie.

Details

Official Sites:

facebook page official movie site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 2015 (Peru)

Also Known As:

Fear Clinic

Filming Locations:

Medina, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$106,974

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dry County Films, Fear Chamber Productions, MJ Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1