Following the success of The Body Snatcher, Val Lewton has become one of RKO's most valuable and lauded producers.

As well as the many opportunities now being presented to him, Lewton has also embarked upon his first true "A-Picture", a dark tale of madness and cruelty set within the walls of the most notorious asylum in the world.

But the shadows upon the screen are not the only ones closing in on Lewton...

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