Paranoiac
- IMDb link: 0057401
- IMDb rating: 6.7 (3,765 votes)
- Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Freddie Francis
- Cast: Oliver Reed, Janette Scott, Sheila Burrell, Maurice Denham and others
- Release date: 15 May 1963
- Release year: 1963
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Keywords: secret room, psychotronic film, cigarette smoking, car over a cliff, man, live action, insane killer, mansion, hairy chested man, handsome man
Plot:
The wealthy Ashby family grieves the tragedy of the death of the patriarch and matriarch Ashby in an airplane crash and their son Tony, who committed suicide, eleven years ago. Tony jumped off the cliff and his body was never found, only a suicide letter. Presently the dysfunctional Ashby family in composed by the alcoholic and reckless organist Simon Ashby; his unbalanced sister Eleanor; and their overprotective aunt Harriet and their finances are managed by the accountant John Kossett, who tries to keep SImon under control. A couple of weeks before the due date for Simon receiving his inheritance, Tony Ashby surprisingly appears for the joy of Eleanor, but Simon and Harriet believe he is an impostor despite his knowledge about the family.