House of Horrors (1946)

Director
Jean Yarbrough

Main cast
Rondo Hatton; Robert Lowery; Virginia Grey; Bill Goodwin; Martin Kosleck

Genres
Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Description
An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.


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