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''Cradle of Fear'' is a 2001 British horror film, directed by Alex Chandon. It was released direct-to-video on 4 July 2001. Taking inspiration from the anthology films produced by Amicus Productions in the 1970s, it features three separate half-hour segments, linked by a fourth story. The main narrative involves imprisoned serial killer Kemper wreaking vengeance on those responsible for his capture. This he does through his son: Dani Filth playing an unnamed character referred to in the credits as "The Man". Shot on video and on a very low budget, the film received a lukewarm reception in the horror press, and is chiefly of interest to Cradle of Filth fans, as it features the entire lineup (principally Dani, but the rest crop up in cameo roles) from the band's ''Midian'' era. Chandon's association with Cradle of Filth began with the promo video for ''From the Cradle to Enslave'', and he went on to direct the clips for "No Time to Cry" and "Her Ghost in the Fog", plus some DVD documentaries. Kemper is played by David McEwen, who also appeared in the video for "Her Ghost in the Fog", miming to Doug Bradley's narration. == Plot == "The Man" (Dani Filth) is walking on a street. Suddenly, two men see that The Man is alone and start following him. One of them throws a cigarette at him and starts to brutally hit him with a chunk of wood. The other joins in and punches The Man with his fists. Just when they think he is knocked out, the first offender checks The Man's body for cash. Inspector Neilson (Edmund Dehn) enters the room to inspect. He then grabs one of the girl's breasts to see if she's alive. The scene shifts to the girls, Melissa (Emily Bouffante) and Nikki (Melissa Forte) in a goth club looking for a man to take home and sleep with. Melissa spots The Man and Nikki agrees that he is the perfect guy and Melissa takes him home. At the police station, Inspector Neilson is sent to the office of his boss, Chief-Inspector John Roper (Barry Lee-Thomas), who has some questions for him. Kemper (David McEwen), a madman imprisoned at Fenham Asylum, is then shown in his cell with a list of those who helped catch him and gives it to his ally and son. It is implied that Melissa was first on this list. Sophie (Rebecca Eden) and Emma (Emma Rice) break into a house, and begin looking for a box with money. When Emma finally finds the box under a bed, a bony old man (Al Stokes) pops up from the bedcovers Emma takes a knife and stabs the old man. At the police station, an officer tells Neilson the names of the people killed so far, and Neilson recognises them as people who helped him catch Kemper. That night, Neilson has a nightmare. He sees Kemper enter his bedroom. Kemper forces Neilson to keep his mouth open and breaks his front row of teeth using a hammer and nail. After the police investigate the corpses at Sophie's apartment, Roper wants another word with Neilson. Suspecting that Kemper somehow murdered the girls and the old man, Roper orders Neilson tell him everything he knows about Kemper. Neilson tells him that Kemper started as a 'magician' who could hypnotize people. He supposedly did this to emulate his father, satanist Anthony Crowley. Now almost sure that Kemper is guilty, John orders Kemper to be moved to a new cell so his current one can be investigated. Next on the killing list is Nick Holland (Louie Brownsell). Nick drives home with his girlfriend Natalie (Eileen Daily) where he refuses to make love to her. He does this because he feels bad that he only has one leg (the other was lost in an unknown accident). Nick's doctor says that if Nick brings him a leg, it is possible to stitch it to Nick's body. Nick goes to Thomas, an old friend of his, and shoots him in the head. He then cuts Thomas' leg off with a knife and puts it in a suitcase. After looking through Kemper's old cell, some doctors find the list of victims Kemper had. John is informed and calls Neilson. He tells him there are two people left on the list. Neilson's son Richard (Stuart Lang), and Neilson himself. Richard is a reporter who is for some reason spoiled by the internet. He is slightly attracted to killing and murder. Richard's boss fires him for everything bad he's done. Richard tries to get into the site again at home from his laptop, but the URL fails to work once more so he tries other possibilities. After days of fruitless effort he finally succeeds. Suddenly, Richard's internet connection is terminated, since he neglected to pay his Internet bills. Having also not paid his rent, he is kicked out of his house, and the first place he goes to is the Internet cafe. Neilson is told that his son is dead. Believing it was Kemper, he decides to kill him. He goes into Kemper's cell and shoots him in the leg and arm. Then a doctor calls in some backup. Some soldiers come, but The Man comes too, disguised as one of the soldiers. The Man, holding a machete, slits a female doctor's throat, stabs the first reinforcement guard in the face, and eventually kills everyone except Neilson. Neilson shoots The Man in the face, blowing half his head off. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cradle of Fear」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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