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Original 1942 poster for Cat People

1942 · USA · The Monster Age

Cat People (1942)

Directed by Jacques Tourneur · Masters of Horror profile

Val Lewton's first RKO horror. The bus scene gave the jump scare its nickname: the 'Lewton bus'.

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More from The Monster Age 1930 - 1948

Universal opened the castle doors, and the monsters became stars.