Haunting Fear (1991)
- Starring:
- Jan-Michael Vincent, Brinke Stevens, (more)
- Director(s):
- Fred Olen Ray
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Haunting Fear
Exploitation king Fred Olen Ray bulldozes Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Premature Burial" in this sleazy direct-to-video thriller. B-movie babe Brinke Stevens stars as an heiress tormented night and day by the ever-present phobia of being buried alive. Thanks to hypnotic past-life regression sessions under the guidance of New Age therapist Karen Black, she learns that she was indeed buried alive in a previous existence. Despite her relief at this discovery, Stevens' money-hungry husband (Jay Richardson) still goes through with his plan to place her in a sealed box while she sleeps, hoping it will cause her to die of fright. Instead, she goes completely berserk, breaking free and coming after him with a knife. Though no cheaper than Roger Corman's early forays into Poe territory, this incoherent and sex-laden mess more closely resembles recent exploitation product from Corman's Concorde-New Horizons direct-to-video outfit, and makes 1962's The Premature Burial seem masterful by comparison. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
Complete Cast of Haunting Fear
- Jan-Michael Vincent - Lt. James Trent
- Karen Black - Dr. Julia Harcourt
- Sherri Graham - Visconti's Girl
- Jay Richardson - Terry Monroe
- Robert Clarke - Dr. Carlton
- Jeff Yesko - Morgue Attendant #2
- Brinke Stevens - Victoria Monroe
- Michael Berryman - Mortician
- Robert Quarry - Visconti
- Deila Sheppard - Lisa
- Hoke Howell - Father Corpse
- Director(s):
- Fred Olen Ray
- Writer(s):
- Fred Olen Ray, Sherman Scott
- Producer(s):
- Grant Waldman, Fred Olen Ray, Diane Jaffe
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Adult Situations, Violence, Substance Abuse, Profanity, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children)
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