THE ICE HOUSE

Ric Martin, a disgraced cop, long since fired from police work, makes a sexual approach to Ice House dancer Venus De Marco and is struck with a beer bottle for his efforts. Angered, he stalks the dancer, and when she again raises a bottle in a defensive manner, he strangles her. He is thwarted in his efforts to hide the body at a local lovers' lane, and ends up hiding it at The Ice House, where he works in the menial position of attendant. Other women become his victims and their bodies are stored there as well. His identical twin brother Fred Martin, himself a cop and investigating the disappearances, cannot understand why his brother is acting oddly. In an effort to slow down the hunt for the serial killer, Ric kills Fred and takes his place investigating the case.

Ric Martin murders his twin brother Fred and assumes his identity, allowing him to continue misdirecting the police investigation while hiding his victims in the ice house.

The film closes with Ric's successful deception, underscoring the futility of the investigation as the real killer assumes the identity of the very man hunting him. This bleak turn amplifies the film’s themes of psychological trauma, mistaken identity, and the cold persistence of evil, giving The Ice House its chilling legacy among exploitation thrillers.