The killer who prowls the foggy swampland surrounding Ingston Towers is so terrifying that even the frogs stop croaking when he is near. Could the murderer be Kurt Ingston (Ralph Morgan), seeking revenge on the doctors who left him a limbless invalid? Of course it is, but how is he managing to stalk and strangle his victims with missing arms and legs?
Night Monster features a bizarre plot twist that is unlike any other: the killer can materialise his missing limbs through the power of the mind (a trick taught to him by yogi Agor Singh, played by Nils Asther). Other than that, this is a fairly routine murder mystery, with many of the tried and tested elements one would expect from the genre - an old dark house with hidden passageways, swirling fog, and lots of potential victims - plus supporting roles for horror mainstays Bela Lugosi (who plays the butler) and Lionel Atwill (who plays one of the doomed doctors). Glamour is provided by Janet Shaw as unfortunate maid Milly (who doesn't deserve her fate), and Irene Hervey as psychiatrist Dr. Harper.
Night Monster features a bizarre plot twist that is unlike any other: the killer can materialise his missing limbs through the power of the mind (a trick taught to him by yogi Agor Singh, played by Nils Asther). Other than that, this is a fairly routine murder mystery, with many of the tried and tested elements one would expect from the genre - an old dark house with hidden passageways, swirling fog, and lots of potential victims - plus supporting roles for horror mainstays Bela Lugosi (who plays the butler) and Lionel Atwill (who plays one of the doomed doctors). Glamour is provided by Janet Shaw as unfortunate maid Milly (who doesn't deserve her fate), and Irene Hervey as psychiatrist Dr. Harper.