
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte(1964)
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.


“She's One Mean Mother-in-Law!”
A young woman is terrorized by her former fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death. Also known as Die! Die! My Darling!

Tallulah Bankhead
Mrs. Trefoile

Stefanie Powers
Patricia Carroll

Peter Vaughan
Harry

Donald Sutherland
Joseph

Maurice Kaufmann
Alan Glentower

Yootha Joyce
Anna

Gwendolyn Watts
Gloria

Robert Dorning
Ormsby

Philip Gilbert
Oscar
Winifred Dennis
Shopkeeper
Fanatic is a horror, thriller, mystery film released in 1965 exploring themes of insanity, mother-in-law, religious fundamentalism, hagsploitation. Directed by Silvio Narizzano, it stars Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers, Peter Vaughan. A young woman is terrorized by her former fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death. Also known as Die! Die! My Darling!
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