The Psychopath

"Mother, may I go out to kill?"

May 20 1966 Approved 1h 22m
Crime, Horror, Mystery

Inspector Holloway is investigating a series of brutal murders in which a doll of each victim is found at the scene. The dolls, as it turns out,were purchased by the crippled Mrs. Von Sturm, whose home is overcrowded with a doll collection. Her pale, wide-eyed, neurotic son is the prime suspect and the daughter of one of the victims discovers the shocking truth.

Plot

Inspector Holloway (Patrick Wymark) is investigating a series of brutal murders in which a doll of each victim is found at the scene. The dolls, as it turns out, were purchased by the crippled Mrs. Von Sturm (Margaret Johnston), whose house is overcrowded with a doll collection. Her pale, wide-eyed, neurotic son Mark (Sir John Standing) becomes the prime suspect, but are the Police mistaken? The daughter of one of the victims discovers the shocking truth.

Written by

Robert Bloch

Directed by

Freddie Francis

Cast

Patrick Wymark, Margaret Johnston, John Standing

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Amicus Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
DRIVE-IN TRAILERS: 'PSYCHOPATH' (1966)
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