kill list (2011)

The Cat.
Following a blazing row at a dinner party, where plates are overturned, and food spilt, the pet cat is seen making the most of the suddenly available food. Unfortunately, like most horror films, later we find out the cat has been killed and trussed up as a warning.

the perfume of the lady in black (1974)

Chopin.
Woman who is suffering from an unknown trauma is scared by the old black cat routine, as a cat suddenly appears as if from nowhere. We later see a neighbor with 'Chopin' complaining that a taxi driver wouldn't let her in his cab with him. With 'Chopin' adding his complaints to the conversation. Later 'Chopin' goes missing and a dead black cat is then given to the central character, who then takes it to a taxidermist.

Unknown.
Later we see another tenant also has a couple of cats, as he feeds them on a stormy night, but what exactly is the meat that they are tucking into, and is that a finger we see on the plate?

Apartment Zero (1988)

Mr Harmon
We are introduced to Mr Harmon sitting on a window ledge, as his owner pleads with someone to rescue him. She claims he is depressed and has 'suicide written all over his face.' A new tenant in the apartment block comes to the rescue and brings the cat down.

cat girl (1957)

Unknown.
Leonora Johnson (Barbara Shelley) is led to believe she has inherited the family curse allowing her to control a murderous feline. Enter one mad leopard!

headhunters (2011)

Unknown.
Standard thriller, with the standard, blink and you miss it, 'cat leaps out at the scariest moment'.

the hunger games (2012)

Buttercup.
Her sister's cat, that instinctively hisses at the sight of Katniss unless she feeds him. In the film the unnamed cat is black and white, whilst in the book it is ginger, and given the name Buttercup.

the relic (1997)

Unknown.
The standard horror film appearance for a cat. Dark building with police investigating using torches, and out jumps a cat to scare everyone.