The Killing Kind (1973 film)

The Killing Kind is a 1973 American psychological horror directed by Curtis Harrington, and starring Ann Sothern and John Savage. The film is based on a screenplay by Tony Crechales, whose screenplay was revised by producer George Edwards, an associate producer on Harringtons previous film, Whats the Matter with Helen? 1971.

Terry Savage is a man whose mind is destroyed after being physically forced to participate in a gang rape and serving two years in prison when the victim, Tina Moore Susan Bernard, lies about the nature of the incident. Terrys mother, Thelma Sothern, runs a boarding house primarily for elderly ladies. Terry and Thelma have a relationship of unusual intimacy.When Terry returns home after the prison stay, he moves back into the boarding house owned by his mother. When his mother wishes that Tina were dead, he borrows the car and runs her off the road. He then kills the attorney who failed to get him a reduced sentence, Rhea Benson Roman. He is heavily influenced by the power of suggestion in his vengeance. After he kills Lori, his mother decides to poison him. Louise Anders sees Thelma and Terry put Loris body in a trash can and drive it to the dump and calls the police. As the film ends, Thelma holds Terry in her lap as the sirens are heard outside. ........

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