The Uncanny (1977)

In Montreal, a writer (Peter Cushing) with a paranoid fear of cats tries to convince his publisher (Ray Milland) to publish his book which espouses the theory that cats are supernatural creatures with Satanic leanings with the intent to control mankind. To this end, he tells three "true" stories: 1) after a maid (Susan Penhaligon) murders their mistress (Joan Greenwood), her cats attack the maid and trap her in the pantry and a waiting game begins. 2) an orphaned girl (Katrina Holden Bronson) is sent to live with her cat hating Aunt (Alexandra Stewart) and bratty cousin (Chloe Franks). 3) a horror film icon (Donald Pleasence) kills his wife and drowns her cat's kittens but Hell hath no fury like a mother cat! I've a fondness for these anthology horror film like TALES FROM THE CRYPT, ASYLUM etc. and this one presents three engrossing horror vignettes. The best of the three is the first one with a truly grisly finale. As a cat lover, I do find these ailurophobic horror films with "evil" cats a bit irritating (but usually their victims are bad people who deserve to die) but as a film lover, they're a great deal of fun. With Samantha Eggar, John Vernon, Roland Culver and Simon Williams.