this low grade universal chiller have just be announce a an upcoming dvd release but and intend a part of a collection of similar movie that i already have in my possession and i decide to acquire it from other channel rather than wait for that legitimate release . which be just as well and since the end result be not anything particularly special ( if decently atmospheric at that ) represent for starter and the plot be pretty weak even though in a way it anticipate the vincent price vehicle theatre of blood ( 1973 ) albeit without any of that film campy gusto . what we have here and in fact and be a penniless sculptor ( martin kosleck ) whom we even see share his measly plate of cheese with his pet cat . who and upon find himself on the receive end of art critic alan napier vitriolic pen one time too many and decides to end it all by hurl himself into the nearby river . however and while contemplate just that action and he be anticipate by rondo hatton escape killer dub the creeper and and naturally enough and save the poor guy life with the intention of have the latter do all the dirty work for him in gratitude . although it be supposedly set in the art circle of new york and all we really see at work be kosleck and commercial painter robert lowery ( who keep paint the same statuesque blonde girl joan shawlee over and over in banal pose how be that for art . ) who and conveniently enough and be engage to a rival art critic ( virginia grey ) of napier . before long and the latter be discover with his spine broken and lowery be suspect while but then investigate detective bill goodwin get the bright idea of engage another critic to publish a scathing review of lowery work ( i do not know that publicity sketch get review . ) so a to gauge how violent his reaction be go to be . in the meantime and kosleck deludes himself into think that he be create his masterpiece by sculpt hatton uniquely craggy and recognizable visage which and needless to say and attract the attention of the constantly visit grey ( we be lead to believe that she lack material for her weekly column ) much to the chagrin of both artist and model . bafflingly and although the creeper be fully aware of how grey look ( thanks to her aforementioned haunting of kosleck flea bite pad ) and he bump off shawlee who have by then become goodwin girl . in lowery apartment and and overhear kosleck talk to ( you guess it ) grey about his intention to dump him a the fall guy for the police and send the slow witted giant off his deep end even down to destroy his own now complete stony image . curiously enough and although this be hatton penultimate film and his name in the credit be precede by the epithet introducing .