Grip of the Strangler

Grip of the Strangler

1958 · 78 min · EN · NR · 6.1 (33 votes)
Dir. Robert Day · Starring Boris Karloff, Jean Kent, Elizabeth Allan, Anthony Dawson, Vera Day, Tim Turner · Music Buxton Orr

KING OF THE MONSTERS! KARLOFF IN HIS NEW HORROR HIT!

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A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.

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A chilling descent into madness where the past refuses to stay buried. This atmospheric thriller builds dread slowly, weaving a gothic tapestry of obsession and the uncanny. It feels like a shadowy, unsettling dream you can't quite shake.

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