Directed by Jacques Tourneur • 1943 • United States
Starring Dennis O’Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks
The inky shadows and frightening sense of uncertainty that distinguish Val Lewton’s landmark horror films are used to virtuoso effect in this eerie psychological thriller, the last of the legendary producer’s collaborations with director Jacques Tourneur. When a seemingly tame performing leopard escapes from a nightclub, a wave of grisly killings soon follows. But is the carnage the work of the cat or is something even more sinister afoot?
Directed by Mark Robson • 1943 • United States
Starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Kim Hunter
One of the most stunningly nihilistic films ever made, this existential horror masterpiece follows a young woman (Kim Hunter, in her film debut) who leaves her boarding school to travel to Greenwich Villa...
Directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise • 1944 • United States
Starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph
Val Lewton’s often overlooked quasi-sequel to CAT PEOPLE is, fascinatingly, less a straightforward horror film than a darkly poetic fairy tale. As a lonely little girl (Ann Car...
Directed by Mark Robson • 1945 • United States
Starring Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer
The great Boris Karloff stars in this chillingly atmospheric tale of madness, premature burial, and demonism on a desolate Greek island gripped by paranoia and the plague. Taking its name from the famo...
