The Strangler

The Strangler

Based on the terror that has shocked the nation!

1964 · 89 min · ★ 6.4 · Horror

An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.

Directed by Burt Topper · Written by Bill S. Ballinger

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