Fright

Fright may refer to:

Fright (film)

Fright is a 1971 British thriller film starring Susan George, Ian Bannen, Honor Blackman, and John Gregson.

Plot

Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after a young child. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.

Cast

Background

This movie could be seen as a proto-slasher film meaning a movie that may have laid some of the groundwork for the slasher film subgenre.

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Fright (comics)

Fright, real name Dr. Linda Friitawa, is a fictional character in the DC universe. She first appeared in Batman #627 (April 2004)

Fictional character biography

Fright first appeared as Linda Friitawa, a scientist in the employ of the Penguin, assisting the Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane) in his experiments to refine his fear-inducing chemicals. Friitawa had been a geneticist until losing her medical license for unauthorized experiments on human beings. A highly photosensitive albino, Friitawa slept through the day and worked all night assisting the Scarecrow. In contrast to the Penguin, who constantly harangued and bullied the Scarecrow, Linda showed respect for Crane's intellect and seemed to be genuinely kind towards him.

Soon, a gigantic creature dubbed the "Scarebeast" began killing off the Penguin's disobedient or underperforming underlings. Although the creature exhaled fear-inducing toxin and physically resembled the Scarecrow's costume, Friitawa claimed to believe Crane when he insisted he had nothing to do with it.