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The Strangler (1964) was a Horror Film directed by Burt Topper and produced by James Cresson and Samuel Bischoff.

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THE STRANGLER OF BLACKMOOR CASTLE On Blu-ray From Eureka

By Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 13, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

I wrote a blog post on this movie in January of this year, but it is included in Eureka's TERROR IN THE FOG box set of 1960s German Krimis. THE STRANGLER OF BLACKMOOR CASTLE looks fantastic here, with a very sharp black & white print presented in the movie's original 1.66:1 aspect ratio. This ve... Read full article


THE STRANGLER OF BLACKMOOR CASTLE

By Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 13, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Another German crime film, or Krimi, from 1963. This one is based not on an Edgar Wallace story, but one by his son, Bryan Edgar Wallace. This movie was produced by Artur Brauner and CCC Film--the company made a series of black & white krimis based on the works of Bryan Edgar Wallace to compete ... Read full article


The Strangler (1964)

By Beatrice on Jun 10, 2018 From Flickers in Time

The Strangler Directed by Burt Topper Written by Bill S. Ballinger 1964/USA Bischoff-Diamond Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant One of the better of the many Psycho progeny. Leo Kroll (Victor Buono) has mommy issues. ?Mom (Ellen Corby) is currently in a nursing home. ?He doesn’t visit as... Read full article


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According to director Burt Topper, Victor Buono puffed smoke into his eyes to create tears for a particular scene.
Victor Buono plays the mother-fixated Leo Kroll. Psychiatrists have theorized that the Boston Strangler had a mother fixation.
Released nearly 3 months after the real Boston Strangler claimed his final victim.
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Also directed by Burt Topper



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Also released in 1964




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