# Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)

> A college-bound teenager’s possessive aunt turns their isolated household into a claustrophobic maze of murder, manipulation, and buried secrets.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/47150

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Thriller, Horror
- Director: William Asher
- Cast: Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson, Julia Duffy, Marcia Lewis, Steve Eastin, Britt Leach, Caskey Swaim
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082813/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: disturbing, paranoid, darkly humorous, late night horror marathon, cult film night

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