On this date in 1946, House of Horrors had its US premiere. The most notable stars were Robert Lowry and Virginia Grey who were [over] shadowed by Rondo Hatton as "The Creeper." A struggling sculptor saves Hatton from drowning, taking the disfigured man into his care. The artist makes him the subject of his next sculpture but critics denigrate his work so he plans to eliminate any differing opinions by having the Creeper attempt to kill them all. The artist's unfaithful behavior does not sit well with Hatton for his final comeuppance. The lightning coming from The Creeper's eyes is offered only for the gullible.
Though normal-appearing when he was young, Hatton's unusual facial features developed during the early 1920s, the result of acromegaly, a syndrome caused by a disorder of the pituitary gland. Though he acted occasionally in the 1930s, his most unique place period was in the 1940's horror films under shadowy lighting. The film's release was about a month after Hatton's death by a heart attack due to his condition. It was his next to the last film.
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