Too Scared To Scream [1982] [DVD]

The spectre of Psycho looms large over Honeymoon Killers actor-turned-director Tony LoBianco's first-time slasher thriller as New York cops Mike Connors and Anne Archer investigate murders in a high-rise apartment block. Prime suspect is doorman Ian McShane, a bitter ex-actor eager to recite Shakespeare at the drop of a knife, who lives with his invalid mother Maureen O'Sullivan.

Obvious red herrings defy the slow-building suspense but the cast brings a much needed zing to events. Charles Aznavour sings the theme song.