Visiting Hours (originally titled The Fright) is a 1982 Canadian psychological slasher film directed by Jean-Claude Lord and starring Lee Grant, Michael Ironside, Linda Purl, William Shatner and Lenore Zann.

Deborah Ballin, a feminist activist, inspires the wrath of the misogynistic psychopath and serial killer Colt Hawker on a TV talk show.

The next day, Deborah discovers that the patient and the nurse have been killed, so she suspects her attacker is back to finish the job.

Colt visits his father, who was disfigured years ago when his abused wife fought back and threw hot oil in his face.

She sends Lisa to warn Deborah, then rushes home and finds her daughter and babysitter safe in bed.

Gary accompanies the police to Colt's apartment, where they discover the photos of his previous victims, as well as Deborah and Sheila's.

"[11] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave it half a star out of four and called it "yet another depressing sickie-with-knife-chasing-women picture."

"[14] Tom Shales of The Washington Post wrote, "You're not just sorry you came to a movie like this; you feel saddened and troubled that it even exists, that somebody saw a few more quick bucks in such a tired, ritualized and malicious formula.

"[15] Geoff Brown of The Monthly Film Bulletin called it a "lamentable shocker," with the writer and director "charging like bulls through a script ridden with implausibilities.

"[16] Bill Cosford of the Miami Herald awarded the film a one-star out of four-star rating, citing plot inconsistencies as a major fault.

[19] It was re-released by Scream Factory, along with Bad Dreams (1988)—another hospital-set horror film—as a double feature DVD on September 13, 2011,[20] with a Blu-ray edition following on February 18, 2014.