This is one of those film where if you read up much about it, they give away a spoiler pretty quickly...you're not supposed to know what type of monster is in this film only that there is a possible monster discussed as a possible killer. But even then, the Monster doesn't seem at all the only possibility.
A young woman named Kate O' Malley (Virginia Traxler) is attacked and is left laying in a coma following an horrifying attack near the legendary Hammond House. Legendary in that it's said a monster has long haunted its grounds and has either killed most men in the Hammond clan or driven them insane. Also apparently a victim of the same attack, one Oliver Hammond (John Howard) is left with gashes and wounds on his body as if attacked by a wild animal. Following these events, a Scotland Yard detective and his female assistant are sent to investigate.
This film tries for a level of ambiguity but never fully succeeds...most viewers will figure out the truth of the mystery in this one pretty quickly. That said, it's rich in atmosphere with very eerie foggy settings, its cinematography (by Lucien Ballard) is extremely well-suited and it has some neat sound effects. The ending is exciting but over much too quickly. All in not, not the best of its type but certainly not bad.
A young woman named Kate O' Malley (Virginia Traxler) is attacked and is left laying in a coma following an horrifying attack near the legendary Hammond House. Legendary in that it's said a monster has long haunted its grounds and has either killed most men in the Hammond clan or driven them insane. Also apparently a victim of the same attack, one Oliver Hammond (John Howard) is left with gashes and wounds on his body as if attacked by a wild animal. Following these events, a Scotland Yard detective and his female assistant are sent to investigate.
This film tries for a level of ambiguity but never fully succeeds...most viewers will figure out the truth of the mystery in this one pretty quickly. That said, it's rich in atmosphere with very eerie foggy settings, its cinematography (by Lucien Ballard) is extremely well-suited and it has some neat sound effects. The ending is exciting but over much too quickly. All in not, not the best of its type but certainly not bad.