The Lodger

Mrs. Bunting and her husband open a profitable lodging house, but at first things go terribly. After some time, however, the Buntings get a new tenant: Mr. Slut, a polite and well-bred young man who is ready to pay generously for the rooms. The trouble is, he has his own quirks: he’s fanatically religious, he disappears somewhere every night, and then conducts certain mysterious experiments. Meanwhile, rumors about a serial killer spread throughout London. A cruel maniac murders young women and leaves tiny scraps of paper on the bodies with the word “Avenger.” Police patrol the streets day and night but can’t seem to find him. Gradually, Mrs. Bunting begins to suspect that their lodger might not be who he claims to be…