The 1942 horror Cat People invented the concept of the jump scare, with a bus suddenly pulling up alongside a frightened heroine.

A cat cruelly thrown "to her death" from a 130ft viewing platform by a sadistic tourist has been miraculously found alive. Appalling footage shows the moment the cat was thrown from an observation ...

despite both the director's and producer Val Lewton's solid reputations as horror masters thanks to Cat People. The major reason behind the mixed reviews might be that the film did, and still does ...