The Gloating Place

Robert Bloch (PSYCHO) was a master of this sort of creepy stuff, a favorite of Hitch.

Could you imagine these two greats having lunch together and tossing ideas back and forth? Holy smokes!

The story is short, but not so sweet. Susan Harrison plays a high schooler who craves attention. So she makes up a story about being attacked by a serial killer --only she got away. This makes her a local celeb, but not long enough. Enter a beautiful girl named Marjorie (played by Marta Kristen from LOST IN SPACE). Aside from having a big ego, Susan is also the jealous type, which spells doom for Marjorie. Watch how this all plays out, and with a few grim surprises from Mr. Bloch. The ending is worth a frightmare.

Look for veteran actress Erin O'Brien Moore as Mrs. Harper. She was a regular on tv's PEYTON PLACE.

Another very good effort by director Alan Crosland, Jr, especially with Susan Harrison. Although she didn't appear in many tv shows in her brief career, Harrison did guest star in an episode of TWILIGHT ZONE and became a cult tv figure, later appearing at a TZ convention. She passed in 2019.

Note the joke; Susan is attending Shamley High School, named after Hitchcock's production company, Shamley Productions. North Hollywood High School was not that far away from the studio, but never got credit.

From SEASON 6. EPISODE 31. Remastered dvd box set. 5 dvds. Released 2013 and 2015. The box with the classic yellow cover.