In honor of the spookiest time of year, Butler Library’s Librarian for Media, Film Studies and Performing Arts, Nancy Friedland, put together a list of scary movies and thrillers from the Criterion Collection on her "Features and Shorts" blog.  All of the films listed are available for check out from the Butler Library Media Collection.  

Diabolique (1955) — Thriller from Henri‑Georges Clouzot — is the story of two women who hatch a daring revenge plot — stars Simone Signoret — truly terrifying

Silence of the Lambs (1991) — from director Jonathan Demme — starring Anthony Hopkins in a superb performance as Hannibal the Cannibal and a wonderful Jodie Foster as FBI agent Clarice Starling, winner of numerous Academy Awards — absolutely terrifying

The Vanishing (1988) — suspense thriller about a young man and his obsessive search for his girlfriend after she mysteriously disappears during their sunny vacation getaway

For the rest of the list, click here. 

And for more information on films and collections, follow Nancy on Twitter @Rashomondo.