Changing fears

Targets (1968)

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich this film stars Boris Karloff, Tim O'Kelly and the director himself as a film director. While an ageing film star decides to retire from the film business a young man goes on a killing spree.

While this film is loosely inspired by a real life spree killing in 1966 it could easily have been inspired by recent spree killings as there are many similarities. What is also interesting about the film is it shows both the changing tastes of horror film audiences and the changing nature of violence in the world we live in. The only real downside to the film is that it lacks tension and could have done with some more character depth.

4/5