Thriller

The Old Dark House (1932)

By Alexander Inglis
Boris Karloff

If ever an early talkie deserved the opening line narration “It was a dark and stormy night …”, this is it. This rain-soaked early horror, freshly churned out by the director and studio which gave us Frankenstein, features five travellers who stumble upon the Femm estate in Wales during a horrendous rain storm. The residents,… »

Sudden Fear (1952)

By Alexander Inglis
Joan Crawford, star of Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear won nothing on Oscar Night 1953 yet it’s a cracker of a suspense thriller. Joan Crawford plays a very successful New York playwright is about to launch yet another smash hit when rugged looking youthful actor Jack Palance auditions for romantic lead… »