Das Grauen kommt um Zehn (1979)

Das Grauen kommt um Zehn: Directed by Fred Walton. With Carol Kane, Rutanya Alda, Carmen Argenziano, Kirsten Larkin. A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.

“A girl (Carol Kane) is babysitting one night. She keeps getting phone calls from a guy saying u0026quot;Have you checked the childrenu0026quot;. (Theyu0026#39;re upstairs sleeping). The phone calls continue. She gets nervous (and never checks the children). She calls the police. They trace the calls–theyu0026#39;re coming from INSIDE the house…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis was a big hit in 1979 with teenagers–despite the R rating kids were let into this one. It does have a great opening 20 minutes and a pretty scary ending–but the middle is dull dull dull. It involves the killer (well played by Tony Beckley) stalking an older woman (Colleen Dewhurst slumming) and a police detective (Charles Durning–also slumming) after him.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGood performances save the middle half from being totally unbearable, and there is good direction from Fred Walton. But all in all this is a mediocre thriller. Still, Iu0026#39;m giving it a 7 for the opening, the closing and the acting.”