Directed by Owen Crump
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Robert Bloch followed up his groundbreaking novel Psycho with another psychological story about a killer on the loose in LA. Grant Williams is the all-American teenager recently released from prison after a stint for manslaughter involving a car accident with his sister. He makes regular visits to his psychiatrist to deal with the emotional scars of that incident as well as his troubled childhood. He also impulsively stabs unsuspecting citizens on the street at precisely 7 o'clock each evening. He falls in love with the pretty receptionist at the doctor's office, who returns his affections unbeknownst to the psychiatrist who wants him committed. This all leads to another attempted murder in a crowded football stadium and a final showdown with the police in the hospital with the killer disguised as a doctor. Owen Crump is no Alfred Hitchcock, but it is entertaining nonetheless.
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