“Peeping Tom” (1960): The film that destroyed a director’s career — and became a cult masterpiece. London, 1960s. By day, he’s a cameraman. By night, a killer, filming his victims’ final expressions of terror with a hidden blade inside his camera. Michael Powell’s “Peeping Tom” is a disturbing, visionary psychological thriller that dared to look fear straight in the eye — and paid the price. Banned, condemned, buried. But it came back. Now hailed as a landmark in horror cinema, this once-reviled
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“Peeping Tom” (1960): The film that destroyed a director’s career — and became a cult masterpiece. London, 1960s. By day, he’s a cameraman. By night, a killer, filming his victims’ final expressions of terror with a hidden blade inside his camera. Michael Powell’s “Peeping Tom” is a disturbing, visionary psychological thriller that dared to look fear straight in the eye — and paid the price. Banned, condemned, buried. But it came back. Now hailed as a landmark in horror cinema, this once-reviled
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