Terror (1979)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1979
Running Times: 87m
Length:
Format:
Colour Format: colour
Aspect Ratio:
Sound:

DIRECTION

Directed by: Norman J. Warren

PRODUCTION
Copyright: © 1978 Crystal Film Productions Ltd.
Production Companies: Crystal Film Productions present [opening credits]  Produced in association with Bowergange Productions [closing credits]
Produced by: Les Young and Richard Crafter
Associate Producer: Moira Young

SCRIPT
Screenplay by: David McGillivray
From a Story by: Les Young & Moira Young

DIRECTION
Assistant Directors: Bryan Hirst
2nd Assistant Director: Nigel Goldsack
3rd Assistant Director: Leyland Wyler
Continuity: Judi Furtrille

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Les Young
Camera Operator: John Metcalfe
Focus Puller: David Bevan
Clapper Loader: Brian Herlihy
Grip: Denis Balkin
Electricians: John Moore, Tony Barber
Camera Equipment by: Cine-Europe Ltd.
Lighting Equipment by: Interlighting Ltd.

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Jim Elderton
Assistant Editor: Ros Seily
Laboratory Contact: John Hemmings
Processed by: Kay Laboratories Ltd.

MUSIC
Music by: Ivor Slaney
Music Recordist:

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Simon Okin
Boom Operator: Adam Alexander
Sound Engineer: John Scarlett-Davis
Dubbing Mixer: Ted Ryan
Re-recorded at: Studio Sound

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make-up: Robin Grantham

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Hayden Pearce

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special Thanks to: Frazer Wood; Norma Dodson; Ivy Overhead; Peter Wren; Judi Metcalfe; Mike Metcalfe
Range Rover Supplied by: H.R. Owen
The Producers wish to thank: The Baron & Baroness de Veauce; Les & Vicki of the Nags Head, Knaphill, Surrey; Maureen & Tom Fagg; and everyone who helped in the making of this film

LOCATIONS
Made on location, and at Acorn Studios, London, England

STUNTS
Stunts by: Steve Emerson

CAST

John Nolan (James Carrick)
Carolyn Courage (Ann)
James Aubrey (Philip)
Sarah Keller (Suzy)
in

with
Tricia Walsh (Viv)
Glynis Barber (Carol)
Michael Craze (Gary)
Rosie Collins (Diane)
Chuck Julian (Phil the Greek)
Elaine Ives-Cameron (Dolores Hamilton)
Patti Love (Hannah)
Mary Maude (Lady Garrick)
William Russell (Lord Garrick)
Peter Craze (Les)
Peter Attard (Curtis the actor)
Peter Sproule (policeman)
Colin Howells (detective)
Peter Mayhew (mechanic)
Milton Reid (club bouncer)
Mike O'Malley (club barman
David Mc.Gillivray (TV reporter)
Joseph Dunlop (villager)
John Rapley (priest)
Roy Evans (villager)
Tony Rohr (villager)
Tanya Ferowa (stripper)
Ben Levine (man in club)

Steve Emerson (burning man)
L.E. Mack (Mad Dolly)

UNCREDITED CAST

Hayden Pearce (man in tube)
Alan Jones, Walter Zerlin Jr (party guests)

PLOT SUMMARY

Film producer James Carrick's latest film tells the supposedly true story of how his ancestors burned a witch at the stake 300 years earlier and how the family has been cursed ever since. Before long, Carrick's friends, family and colleagues are being slaughtered by the vengeful witch.

Warren's best genre movie is his response to Argento's Suspiria. He's the first to admit that it isn't in the same league, but it's a fun effort nontheless with some great set-pieces – the film studio that comes to life and the "death by falling car" scenes are particularly good – and some cleverly sly digs at the state of the British film industry in the 70s.

UK
Video Distributor: Satanica

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Crown International Pictures

USA
Rating: R

2001
June
23: UK - shown at The Horror Show, Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London

2002
October
13: UK - Ian Hunter of the De Montfort university presents a paper entitled Norman J. Warren's Terror: A British Suspiria? at Exploiting Fear: The Art and Appeal of Horror on Film at the University of Hull.

One Step beyond horror...

Delirium House - Italian title
Killing House - German title

PERIODICALS

Cinefantastique vol.9 no.1 (Autumn 1979) p.45 (USA)
review

Flesh and Blood no.5 (September 1995) pp.45, 46 (UK)
illustrated review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.46 no.544 (May 1979) p.102 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

Screen International no.183 (31 March 1979) p.18 (UK)
review

Variety 19 December 1979 p.34 (USA)
credits, review

BOOKS

Hoffman's Guide to SF, Fantasy and Horror Movies 1992 – 1993 p.358
credits, review

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

curses, decapitations, inheritances, the occult, royalty, the supernatural, witches, witchcraft

Last Updated: 28 February, 2010