Directed by John Hough Written by Burt Wetanson   Michael Vines   Cast Sarah Torgov ... Cynthia Terence Kelly ... Psychiatrist (as Terry Kelly) Mark Erickson ... Jeff (as Mark Ericksen) Caroline Barclay ... Terri Mark Lindsay Chapman ... Rob Fiona Hutchison ... Lynn Stephen Shellen ... Paul Rod Steiger ... Pa Yvonne De Carlo ... Ma Janet Wright ... Fanny Michael J. Pollard ... Woody William Hootkins ... Teddy Uncredited Cast Steve Oatway ... Paul (when dead) Produced by Christopher Harrop   Raymond R. Homer   Terry Lens   Michael Manley   John O'Connor   John Quested   George Walker   Original Music by Alan Parker

Additional Info Premiere: February 1988 Theatrical Release: May 1988 DVD Release: September 28, 2004 Blu-ray Release: December 19, 2017 Countries: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Alternate Titles Dark Paradise Hide And Shriek Production Companies Brent Walker PLC (present) Pinetalk (in association with) (as Pinetalk Ltd) Manor Ground (producer) Gerrard and National Leasing (copyright owners) (as Gerrard & National Leasing Limited) Distributors Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (VHS) Vidmark Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (theatrical) Scream Factory   (2017) (USA) (Blu-ray) Starmaker Entertainment   (1991) (USA) (VHS) Trimark Home Video   (1997) (USA) (VHS) (reprint) Trinity Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Vidmark Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.4 / 10 Our Rating 5.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #5,922 / 20,906 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #5,918 Hour Of The Gun (1967) #5,919 Jigoku (1960) #5,920 King Of The Ants (2003) #5,921 Premonition (2004) #5,922 American Gothic (1988) #5,923 The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010) #5,924 John And The Hole (2021) #5,925 Sleeping Dogs (2024) #5,926 The Monster Club (1981)