At one point, the group lost their bearings when the path suddenly disappeared at the edge of a chasm.[Note: This was Lee""s first and sole novel - and it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960.] The poor Southern town of deteriorating homes was authentically re-created on a Universal Studios"" set.In the panic and rush toward he exits, Richard finds himself in the arms of another foreigner, later identified as Annabella Smith (Lucie Mannheim).Although beheaded, her amputated arm still kept trying to strangle him.The film ended with a downbeat conclusion at the filling station that opened the film, as Dr.Challis attempted to contact TV stations to remove the commercial at the "magic hour." He was able to persuade all but a third channel from airing it - as he screamed vainly: "Please stop it.