Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
Synopsis: At a California high school, a serial killer preys on female students. While cops try to capture the killer, a student with self-esteem issues (John David Carson, The Savage […]
Tag Archives: Mystery-Suspense
Stories of murder, intrigue, expectation, and tension
The Nanny (1965)
Synopsis: A precocious 10-year-old boy (William Dix, Doctor Doolittle) returns home after spending the last two years in a mental health facility. Immediately after his arrival, the little boy engages […]
Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Synopsis: In 1927, the married lover of a Southern socialite, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis), is brutally murdered by an unknown assailant. Nearly forty years later, Charlotte is haunted by memories […]
The Tenant (1976, aka Le Locataire)
Synopsis: In Paris, France, a meekly Polish man (filmmaker Roman Polanski, Chinatown) rents an apartment in an old building where its inhabitants make his life miserable. The constant hostility takes […]
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Synopsis: On the eve of World War II, an American journalist, John Jones (Joel McCrea, Sullivan’s Travels), is sent to Europe to find out what are the chances of war […]
Rebecca (1940)
Synopsis: A shy young woman (Joan Fontaine, Suspicion) suddenly marries a wealthy widower (Laurence Olivier, Hamlet). Later, the husband takes his new spouse to his palatial estate, Manderley, where the […]
Road Games (1981)
Synopsis: In Australia, trucker Pat Quid (Stacy Keach, The Long Riders) teams up with a hitchhiker (Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween) to capture a serial killer. Reaction & Thoughts: “… it’s […]
What Became of Jack and Jill? (1971)
Synopsis: Tired of taking care of his feeble grandmother (Mona Washbourne, My Fair Lady), a lazy bum (Paul Nicholas, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band) and his girlfriend (Vanessa Howard, […]
Foul Play (1978)
Synopsis: A klutzy librarian, Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn, Private Benjamin), inadvertently becomes involved in an elaborate assassination plot. Gloria is assisted by a snarky police detective, Tony Carlson (Chevy Chase, […]
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Synopsis: A deranged madman (Rod Steiger, In the Heat of the Night) begins murdering middle-aged women and it’s up to a stressed-out New York police detective (George Segal, Who’s Afraid of […]
Play Misty for Me (1971)
Synopsis: A radio DJ, Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood, Hang ‘Em High), has a one-night stand with a woman (Jessica Walter, The Flamingo Kid) who happens to be an ardent fan […]
The Beguiled (1971)
Synopsis: During the American Civil War, a wounded Yankee soldier (Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry) is rescued by the staff and pupils of a Southern all-girls school. The soldier quickly tries […]
Love Among Thieves (1987, TV-Movie)
Synopsis: A concert pianist (Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s) is forced to rob a precious Faberge egg by a gang of criminals who are holding the pianist’s boyfriend hostage. She […]
Sidney Sheldon’s Bloodline (1979)
Synopsis: After the sudden death of her wealthy father, Elizabeth Roffe (Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday) inherits her dad’s pharmaceutical empire, but someone in Elizabeth’s inner circle wants her dead too. […]
