earlier on during this halloween horror challenge and i have watch house of horror ( 1946 ) which be basically a precursor to this one similarly deal with a hulk criminal with a penchant for back breaking dub the creeper ( actually first see in the sherlock holmes mystery the pearl of death [ 1944 ] . ) . in this case and we be give the character tragic back story though it actually do a disservice to actor rondo hatton ( deform in real life by acromegaly ) by make his condition self inflict and render him homicidal into the bargain . anyway and though it share many a credit with the subsequent film and this one ( which prove to be hatton last ) be actually make by the poverty row company prc . run a brief 59 minute and it be simply a succession of incident show the creeper either take revenge on his former colleague at college ( include an ex girlfriend and a romantic rival play by detour [ 1945 ] tom neal ) or else kill others who happen to get in his way . to give some measure of sympathy to the titular figure and we also get a subplot in which he be shelter by a blind pianist ( shade of bride of frankenstein [ 1935 ] and the face behind the mask [ 1941 ] ) represent eventually and though and she allow herself to be use a bait in a trap set for him by the police ( with fluster donald macbride at their head . ) . in itself and then and the film be watchable a an example of low budget horror from this vintage but in no way a classic .