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THE UNCANNY

1977 • CA HMDB
August 24, 1977

Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.

Directors

Denis Héroux

Cast

Peter Cushing, Ray Milland, Susan Penhaligon, Joan Greenwood, Roland Culver, Simon Williams, Alexandra Stewart, Donald Pilon, Chloe Franks, Katrina Holden Bronson
Horror

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

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An elderly writer presents to a publisher the material that proves cats can become terrible killers if driven by hatred towards someone. The publisher, after reading the three stories of the manuscript presented by the writer, decides to burn it, while the poor writer meets the horrible end told in his book... Played by three actors "specialized" in the genre like Donald Pleasence ("Halloween"), Peter Cushing ("The Mummy" of 1958) and Samantha Eggar ("Brood"), this "Claws" is a decent thriller-horror that remains smooth until the end, although it lacks sequences of great suspense. A sufficiently good job but that does not leave a mark.