The Bat

In this chilling 1959 thriller, mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder is invited to rent a country house called "The Oaks", which was once the site of a gruesome series of murders by a mysterious killer known as "The Bat". As she settles into the house, she becomes embroiled in a new crime - a bank president has hidden millions in securities within its walls, and his death sets off a chain reaction of terror.