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The Undying Monster (1942)

The Undying Monster poster
Directed by
John Brahm
Genre
horror film, monster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 03m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A series of strange deaths plague the wealthy Hammond family. A detective investigates whether a supernatural monster is responsible for the killings.

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What happens

The Undying Monster, also known as The Hammond Mystery, is a 1942 American mystery horror film directed by John Brahm and written by Lillie Hayward and Michel Jacoby, based on Jessie Douglas Kerruish's 1922 novel of the same name. The film stars James Ellison, Heather Angel and John Howard, and focuses on a series of mysterious deaths within the wealthy Hammond family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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