FRIGHTMARE
To the limit...
Drama students decide to pay tribute to their favorite horror star by stealing his body from his crypt for a farewell party. They fail to realize their violation of the tomb has triggered powerful black magic, and Conrad hasn't taken his final bows yet.
About This Film
A group of drama students idolize their favorite horror film star, Conrad Razkoff. In the beginning, Conrad is acting in a commercial for dentures, and the Director stops the filming because he does not like Conrad's performance. While the director sits on the edge of the balcony, an angry Conrad pushes him off with his cane. Later, Conrad visits a school and talks about his performances, only to faint under excitement. One of the drama students, Meg, revives him. Later, as Conrad sits in his bed, his obese director Wolfgang visits him. After a long talk about his death arrangements, Conrad closes his eyes and tricks the director into believing he is dead. Then, the director denounces him until Conrad springs up and smothers him with a pillow. After Conrad dies, the seven drama students, Meg, Saint, Bobo, Eve, Donna, Oscar, and Stu, go to the cemetery after dark, they sneak into the tomb where Conrad's coffin resides. The lights turn on and they see a film of Conrad stating that he welcomes them into his tomb, unless, he says, they have broken in. Creeped out, Meg asks them not to take Conrad, but they do, and take him to an old mansion where they stay for the night.
That night, Conrad's coffin explodes, and he rises from the dead. Later, Oscar and Donna are having sex but Donna says she is scared. Oscar goes to investigate and has his tongue ripped out by Conrad in the attic. Donna becomes worried and walks outside only to see Conrad, who uses black magic to set her on fire. Later, the five remaining teens realize that Oscar and Donna are missing and begin to look for them. Bob however is put in a trance by Conrad and walks to Conrad's tomb, only to suffocate from vapors that are released inside the crypt. Eve decides to watch a movie and is lured out of her room by the sound of Donna's voice, only to be smashed into the wall by Conrad's coffin, and hidden with Oscar's body.
Meg, Saint, and Stu realize that the other two are now missing and begin to panic, and Meg decides she's going to tell the police. Stu runs upstairs to get a flashlight since Saint's car will not start, only to be decapitated by Conrad who then sends his severed head out onto the front lawn of the mansion. Meg and Saint venture outside looking for Stu and find Donna's burnt body, and hurry back inside. Saint decides to try to fix his car, while Conrad traps Meg in the attic, where she impales him with a cross. Saint safely hides her unconscious body and takes Conrad's body with him to put back in the crypt, while the police arrive to the mansion finding a delirious Meg and all her dead friends. At the cemetery, Conrad attacks Saint and puts him in the crematorium, and goes back to his grave. A while later, his wife and his psychic friend arrive to say their final goodbyes to the "dead" Conrad, only Conrad kills his psychic after she steals his jewelry from his body, and his wife locks the crypt for forever. The final scene shows a video being played on the television installed in the crypt of Conrad informing the audience that hell is actually quite pleasant and hopes that more respect will be shown for the dead.
That night, Conrad's coffin explodes, and he rises from the dead. Later, Oscar and Donna are having sex but Donna says she is scared. Oscar goes to investigate and has his tongue ripped out by Conrad in the attic. Donna becomes worried and walks outside only to see Conrad, who uses black magic to set her on fire. Later, the five remaining teens realize that Oscar and Donna are missing and begin to look for them. Bob however is put in a trance by Conrad and walks to Conrad's tomb, only to suffocate from vapors that are released inside the crypt. Eve decides to watch a movie and is lured out of her room by the sound of Donna's voice, only to be smashed into the wall by Conrad's coffin, and hidden with Oscar's body.
Meg, Saint, and Stu realize that the other two are now missing and begin to panic, and Meg decides she's going to tell the police. Stu runs upstairs to get a flashlight since Saint's car will not start, only to be decapitated by Conrad who then sends his severed head out onto the front lawn of the mansion. Meg and Saint venture outside looking for Stu and find Donna's burnt body, and hurry back inside. Saint decides to try to fix his car, while Conrad traps Meg in the attic, where she impales him with a cross. Saint safely hides her unconscious body and takes Conrad's body with him to put back in the crypt, while the police arrive to the mansion finding a delirious Meg and all her dead friends. At the cemetery, Conrad attacks Saint and puts him in the crematorium, and goes back to his grave. A while later, his wife and his psychic friend arrive to say their final goodbyes to the "dead" Conrad, only Conrad kills his psychic after she steals his jewelry from his body, and his wife locks the crypt for forever. The final scene shows a video being played on the television installed in the crypt of Conrad informing the audience that hell is actually quite pleasant and hopes that more respect will be shown for the dead.
Film Details
Director
Norman Thaddeus Vane
Writer
Norman Thaddeus Vane
Tags
Keywords
Female Nudity
Independent Film
Murder
Female Topless Nudity
Psychotronic Film
Violence
Death
Blood
Revenge
Explosion
Bare Chested Male
Cigarette Smoking
Gore
Husband Wife Relationship
Corpse
Telephone Call
Serial Killer
Dead Body
Decapitation
Stabbing
Fire
Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship
Detective
Adultery
Zombie
Police Detective
Teenager
Slasher
Nipples Visible Through Clothing
Close Up Of Eyes
Photograph
Cemetery
Looking At Oneself In A Mirror
Falling From Height
Party
Camera Shot Of Feet
One Word Title
Slow Motion Scene
Supernatural Power
Funeral
Scream
Killer
Policeman
Character's Point Of View Camera Shot
Flashlight
Barefoot Female
Male Star Appears Shirtless
Serial Murder
Extramarital Affair
Love Triangle
Professor
Mansion
Old Man
Man Wears Eyeglasses
Electronic Music Score
Church
Dark Comedy
Night
Female Star Appears Topless
Burned Alive
Bloody Face
Discovering A Dead Body
Coffin
Reporter
Threatened With A Knife
Man Wears An Open Shirt
Elevator
Camera Shot Of Eyes
Crying
Listening To Music
Survival
Freeze Frame
Storm
Student
Man Wears Sunglasses
Missing Person
Greed
Telephone
Widow
Death Of Friend
Photography
Ghost
Back From The Dead
Dance Scene
Trauma
Locked Door
Watching Tv
Written By Director
Finding A Dead Body
Long Haired Male
Screaming Man
Rain
Employer Employee Relationship
Topless Woman
Following Someone
Basement
Crying Woman
Investigator
Being Followed
Lying On The Floor
Knocking On A Door
Film Within A Film
Breaking A Window
Masked Man
Cellar
Hit On The Head
Drinking Wine
Breaking And Entering
Taking Off Shoes
Killing Spree
Supernatural Horror
Mass Murder
Woman Wears A Bathrobe
Telepathy
Police Investigator
Hairy Chested Man
Limousine
Drinking From A Bottle
Broken Window
Disbelief
Man Wears A Leather Jacket
Slasher Horror
Splatter
Death Of Husband
Locked In
Smoking In Bed
Crying Female
Cremation
Ring
Applause
Carrying Someone
Adulterous Husband
Man Wears Pajamas
Man Wears Shorts
Disembodied Head
Multiple Murders
Man Carries A Woman
Suffocation
Group Of Friends
Crypt
Sitting On The Floor
Carrying Someone In One's Arms
Male Wears Underwear
Dripping Blood
Roommate
Spurting Blood
Multiple Deaths
Poetic Justice
Movie Theater
Overweight Man
Framed Photograph
Antihero
Male Star Appears In Underwear
Telling Someone To Shut Up
Locking A Door
Characters Murdered One By One
Grave Robbing
Fog
Actor
Coors Beer
Older Person
Kissing Someone's Hand
Fortune Teller
Loss Of Husband
Man Carries A Woman In His Arms
Film Director
Wearing Sunglasses Indoors
Feet On Table
Serial Killer As Protagonist
Telekinesis
Survival Horror
Unfaithful Husband
B Horror
Mistaken Belief That Someone Is Dead
Drinking Champagne
Posing For A Photograph
Death Of Boyfriend
Stolen Money
Antagonist As Protagonist
Serial Killer Crime
Heart Attack
Immigrant
Projection
Briton Abroad
Break In
Killer As Protagonist
Heavy Smoker
Packing A Suitcase
Film Crew
Walking With A Cane
Watching A Movie
Kissing A Dead Body
Breaking In
Dead Body In A Car
Carrying A Dead Body
Man Wears Boxer Shorts
Psychic
Attic
Hidden Door
Crying Man
Missing Woman
Wristwatch
Black And White Scene
Getting Away With Murder
Thunder
Seance
Talking To A Dead Body
Talking To The Camera
Carrying A Coffin
Chapel
Malice
Crying Male
Hearing Voices
Spitting Blood
Packing
Repairing A Car
Traumatic Experience
Gold Digger
Greedy Woman
Unpunished Murder
Unpunished Crime
Movie Star
Reference To Dracula
Filmmaker
Heart Condition
Proposing A Toast
Open Coffin
Kiss On Forehead
Howling
Lock
Climbing Over A Wall
Watching A Video
Stolen Corpse
Cigar Smoker
Clairvoyant
Awakened By A Telephone Call
Woman On Fire
Sitting On Stairs
Roommate Roommate Relationship
Missing Man
Psychokinesis
Headless Body
Carrying Someone Over One's Shoulder
Stolen Jewelry
Bad Guy Wins
Woman Wears A Nightshirt
Revenge From Beyond The Grave
Mausoleum
Horror Comedy
Urban Fantasy
False Teeth
Slow Motion Fall
Watching A Black And White Movie
Watching A Movie In A Theater
Collapse
First Aid
Standing On A Rooftop
Stolen Body
Masked Woman
Dark Humor
Crow
Closing Someone's Eyes
Smoking A Cigar
Spiritualism
Brushing One's Teeth
Brushing Teeth
Malicious Man
Hidden Room
Fake Blood
Killed One By One
Locked In A Crypt
Woman Kisses A Man's Hand
Spontaneous Combustion
Medium
Psychotronic Comedy
Rehabilitation
Reference To Christopher Lee
Fan
Cinephile
Reference To Julius Caesar
Reference To Laurence Olivier
Shooting A Commercial
Murder Disguised As Accident
Watching A Horror Movie
Watching Movie In Theater
Pretending To Be Dead
Murder By Suffocation
Lying In A Coffin
British Immigrant
Reference To Bela Lugosi
Moving A Dead Body
Cartomancy
Spiritualist
Anonymous Telephone Call
Coffin On Fire
Tongue Ripped Out
Death By Immolation
Murder By Burning
Stealing From The Dead
Black And White Sequence
Man Carries A Man Over His Shoulder
Quirky Comedy
Crematorium
Dark Satire
Drama Student
False Vampire Teeth
Reference To Oscar Wilde
Reference To George Bernard Shaw
Reference To Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Reference To Orson Welles
Death By Heart Attack
Mouth To Mouth
Death From A Heart Attack
Washed Up Actor
False Friend
Playing Organ
Howling Man
Howling Woman
Briton In Usa
European In Usa
Immigrant As Protagonist
Jumping Over A Wall
Reference To John Barrymore
High Five
Reference To Elsa Lanchester
Reference To Jack Nicholson
Reference To Lon Chaney Jr.
Morbidly Obese Man
Coffin Explosion
Body In An Attic
Locked In An Attic
Fading Star
Trapped In The Attic
Dead Body In An Elevator
Watching A Movie On Tv
Self Immolation
Murder By Immolation
Death Of Roommate
Horror Movie Fan
Levitating Coffin
Missing Roommate
Hit On The Head With A Coffin
Reference To Boris Karloff
Man With Missing Teeth
Cremated Alive
Burning Alive
Stolen Ring
Stolen Wristwatch
Man Wears Makeup
Metafiction
Showbiz Drama
Showbiz Comedy
Teen Horror
Dramedy Drama
Also Known As
Body Snatchers, Horror Star