TinyTimstarsinhisfirstdramaticfilmroleinthistautdrama.ABeautifulyounggirl,JillRobinson,returnstoherpeacefulruralhometowntofindthatherlifehasbeenturnedupsidedown.Thehouseshegrewupinhasbeendefaced,herparentsaremissing,andthewholetownhatesherfather,thebanksupervisorwhohadforeclosedonmanyofthelocalfarms.Only\"MarvelousMervo\"(TinyTim)seemshappytoseeher.Hewandersaroundthecommunitydressedinaclown'ssuitwithaclown'spermanentgringrotesquelypaintedonhisface.Mervo'sbrothertriestore-kindlehisloveaffairwithJill.Then,onebyone,thoseclosesttoherareslaughteredlikecattle...tiedupsidedownfromtheraftersofthebarn...untilthesurpriseendingrevealsthemadman..andaveryunlikelysavior.