Fanatic

"She's One Mean Mother-in-Law!"

Mar 21 1965 Not Rated 1h 37m
Horror, Thriller

A young woman is terrorized by her fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.

Plot

Patricia Carroll arrives in London to get married with her fiancé Alan Glentower. However, the stubborn Pat decides to pay a visit in the country to Mrs. Trefoile, the mother of her former fiancé Stephen, who died in a car accident. Once there, the religious fanatic Mrs. Trefoile insists to Pat to stay overnight to go to the mass on the next morning. After going to the church, the naive Pat tells Mrs. Trefoile that she was not going to marry Stephen, triggering her insanity. Mrs. Trefoile abducts Pat to purify her sins and make her pure for her beloved son.

Written by

Richard Matheson, Anne Blaisdell

Directed by

Silvio Narizzano

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
3,226
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA