A Man in the House: Terror Behind Locked Doors

Originally Aired: August 2, 1945

In Suspense #152, “A Man in the House,” a dutiful daughter named Emily Barrett finds her quiet, dutiful life overturned when a scarred and dangerous intruder breaks into her home and refuses to leave. Trapped in a decaying house with a domineering invalid mother and a madman with a gun, Emily must maintain a façade of normalcy at work while secretly enduring a terrifying hostage situation at home. As the man grows more unstable and Emily’s mother grows weaker, the tension mounts—until a shocking sacrifice forces a harrowing confrontation. A claustrophobic thriller of psychological torment and survival.

Cast: Joan Loring, Joseph Kearns

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