▁director — and ▁Or son ▁W elles ' s ▁crime ▁thr iller ▁Touch ▁of ▁Ev il ▁( 1 9 5 8 ). ▁ ▁Director ▁Michael ▁Pow ell ' s ▁Pe eping ▁Tom ▁( 1 9 6 0 ) ▁featured ▁Carl ▁Bo e hm ▁as ▁a ▁psych op ath ic ▁cam er aman . ▁After ▁H itch cock ' s ▁classic ▁films ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁produced ▁Ps y cho ▁( 1 9 6 0 ) ▁about ▁a ▁lon ely , ▁mother - fix ated ▁mot el ▁owner ▁and ▁tax id erm ist . ▁J . ▁Lee ▁Thompson ' s ▁Cape ▁F ear ▁( 1 9 6 2 ), ▁with ▁Robert ▁Mitch um , ▁had ▁a ▁men acing ▁ex - con ▁seeking ▁reven ge . ▁A ▁famous ▁thr iller ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁release ▁was ▁Wait ▁Until ▁Dark ▁( 1 9 6 7 ) ▁by ▁director ▁Ter ence ▁Young , ▁with ▁Aud rey ▁He p burn ▁as ▁a ▁victim ized ▁blind ▁woman ▁in ▁her ▁Manh attan ▁a partment . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s – 1 9 8 0 s ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁saw ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁violence ▁in ▁the ▁thr iller ▁genre , ▁beginning ▁with ▁Canadian ▁director ▁Ted ▁Kot che ff ' s ▁W ake ▁in ▁F right ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁which ▁almost ▁completely ▁over la pped ▁with ▁the ▁horror ▁genre , ▁and ▁F ren zy ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁H itch cock ' s ▁first