TalkBack 103: The Thriller Is Gone

I grew up in the Central Time Zone in the United States. The late news was at 10 p.m. On Friday nights, one of the local stations would start a movie at 10:30, and it was often quite thrilling to a kid my age. Some themes were supernatural, others science fiction. Endings weren't always as happy as the Disney and Pink Panther movies my parents preferred for a family outing to the cinema. Halloween in particular was peak season for this "late night" Friday movie of the week.  Cases in point: A Cold Night's Death Carnival of Souls Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Sherlock Holmes and The Scarlet Claw The Other (1972) Asylum (Amicus) The House that Dripped Blood Trilogy of Terror