夜里敲海边的木屋门，敲不开；屋里传来怪声，开门却没人。如果你最近正想找部片子来压压惊，或者对那种“与世隔绝”的恐怖题材情有独钟，这部1950年的老片绝对能把你吓得心提到嗓子眼。李·鲍曼与简·维亚特贡献了细腻且具张力的对手戏。对于痴迷于黑色电影美学与心理惊悚细节的影迷而言，这并非单纯的血腥猎奇，而是一则结构精巧、意象冷峻的心理寓言。尽管片长不足一小时，但它像一场跌入深海的梦魇，灯光昏暗，氛围营造得极具代入感，完全适合喜欢心理悬疑和哥特氛围的观众，沉浸于这场被困于时间的诡异之旅。 李·鲍曼与简·维亚特通过细腻且内敛的表演，精准捕捉了人物在绝境下的情感微澜。

A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, and then watches as the brother becomes the prime suspect.