The Name of the Beast: An Artist, a Killer, and a Portrait of Damnation

Originally Aired: April 11, 1946

In Suspense #188, “The Name of the Beast,” Vincent Price stars as James Dorrance, a reclusive painter who finds his ultimate subject in Elmer Krebs, a waterfront drifter and murderer. Obsessed with capturing pure evil on canvas, Dorrance aids Krebs in covering up a pawnshop killing—only to fall deeper into a web of crime, manipulation, and doomed desire for a woman named Jeanie. As the portrait nears completion, it reflects not only the beastly soul of its subject but also the artist’s own descent into corruption. A haunting study of obsession, identity, and the monstrous within.

Cast:

Vincent Price, Elliot Lewis

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