Fearing the Dark

<p> <I>Cat People</I> (1942) and <I>I Walked with a Zombie</I> (1943) established Val Lewton's hauntingly graceful style where suggestion was often used in place of explicit violence. His stylish B thrillers were imitated by a generation of filmmakers such as Richard Wallace, William Castle, and even Walt Disney in his animated <I>Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad</I> (1949). Through interviews with many of Lewton's associates (including his wife and so