Early Frost

Private Detective Mike Hayes is working on a divorce case, when he stumbles upon a series of cover-ups that leads to a corpse. His investigation takes him into the lievs of two families living in the Sydney suburbs. Although they look like ordinary people, one of them is the killer. Hayes meets strange teen David Prentice, who keeps a violent crime scrapbook, and Val Meadows, the mistress who believes that someone is trying to kill her. The more the investigation deepens, the more twisted and complex it becomes. It appears the only people who hate Val enough to want her dead, are her own family. Could it be her two sons, alienated by her dominant nature, her lover, or even her best friend?

Directed by Brian McDuffie, Early Frost leans on a strong ensemble — Diana McLean, Jon Blake, Janet Kingsbury — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about horror titles of 1982.