Hammer's version of the story is far better, though. This film appears to have been an obvious influence on Pete Walker's exploitation flick 'Frightmare', as the two follow pretty much the same theme. The second half of the story is definitely more interesting than the first, so the switch is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. The plot for this film is odd because once we reach the half-way point, it makes a full turnaround and we begin following two of the smaller characters from the first part of the film. Janet is now having horrible dreams of her mother, and fears that she may go the same way.but after being sent home, her problems really start. Janet's mother stabbed her father to death on her birthday many years ago and has spent her life in an insane asylum ever since. The film starts off following young Janet. The film is also very paranoid, which helps you to get under the skin of the plot and into the heads of the characters. Hammer have become synonymous with fun horror films, but their serious little black and white flicks show that they're certainly not limited to doing just what we know they're good at! Like Freddie Francis' Paranoiac a year earlier, Freddie Francis' Nightmare works through it's thick macabre atmosphere, tight plotting and great acting performances. I've been a fan of Hammer horror for a while, and have only recently discovered this whole new side of theirs.
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