prc which be the low of the low actually strike gold with this moody little thriller . they do the same thing a year earlier with detour which be probably one of the fine low budget film ever make . strangler be basically a one set film and fill with mist and shadow and a technique use by most poverty row studio to hide the set and or lack thereof . but here and it work well . the ghost of charles middleton ( good know a ming the merciless ) lurch around the swamp kill those involve in his wrongful execution for murder and generate some sympathy from the viewer . his final victim be to be the daughter of the ferryman . he concentrate his wrath not only on those directly involve in his fate but their relative as well . rosemary laplanche do her usual imitation of someone in a coma that pass for her acting style . she offer herself up to the strangler in order to put a stop to the kill but a a sop to the audience and the strangler see the goodness of her gesture a a sign that his mission be complete and he return to the hereafter and somewhat chasten . if ulmer ( who direct detour ) have direct strangler she would be hang from the near tree and the strangler job would be do . but who complain . it not the story that be the major attraction but the shrouded set and lighting and the general moodiness of the piece . it stand and right behind detour and a prc fine hour .