10 Greatest Horror Movies Never Made
1. Kaleidoscope
Alfred Hitchcock is perhaps the greatest person to ever set psychological thrillers and horror to film, but even he couldn't get everything by the studio execs. In 1964, he conceived of a prequel to his '42 film, Shadow of a Doubt, for which he shot only an hour of silent test footage.
The film followed the crazed exploits of a gay bodybuilder who enjoyed rape, murder, and even necrophilia. It was to be shot with hand-held cameras in a first-person point of view. This method of filming didn't become popular until the "found footage" craze four decades later.
MCA cancelled the project almost immediately after only seeing the test footage. The studio found the lead character to be unlikable and the overall content far too extreme for their taste.
It's safe to say Kaleidoscope will never be made now that Hitchcock has passed away and there is very little original footage remaining. He used some elements from the script in his 1972 film, Frenzy, which makes it highly unlikely anyone will pick up where the master left off.