Atmospheric but horrid

Uh, clearly you didn't entirely grasp what was going on. Terry had a very oedipal relationship with his mother and, as librarian Luana Anders explains, he was unable to get it up for young women, so he couldn't have actually raped the girl. In actuality, his buddies stripped him and forced him on top of her, which makes him just as much of a victim of sexual assault as her.

An important scene set at the Zoo was cut out of the movie and ultimately lost which explained that by being imprisoned, the once young and innocent young Terry had become a caged beast... and that he was now on the hunt.

By the "bizarre neighbor lady," I assume you mean eccentric old neighbor Mrs. Orland. Director Curtis Harrington had already worked with actress Marjorie Eaton (as well as Anders) on his first feature, "Night Tide," and he was just generally known for having odd characters and moments in his films (in "What's the Matter with Helen?" there's a brief and pointless midget cameo). If you were referring to horny Anders, she's the one who called the cops at the end.

The Killing Kind was not just about Terry Lambert. The story had most of the characters involved in some sort of attack on another, whether it be passive or assertive. Alot of deductive reasoning is required to fully appreciate this film. For instance, the telephone conversation between Terry and Tina said alot about both Tina, and her relationship with Terry. What could be inferred from it was not altogether said directly, but was important in understanding Terry's actions later in the film.

I also must say that contrary to an earlier post, there was no incestuous behavior, just a very casual mother/son relationship. I thought it was a good movie, and definitely worth a watch.

I was mesmerized. The acting is top-notch and the story certainly held my interest. I will revisit this one at a future time. Although if by 'bizarre neighbor lady' you mean the daughter of the invalid father, she called the cops to report what she had seen. That's where that thread went.