As an addendum to Roy and my discussion about the Vincent Price classic, “House on Haunted Hill,” on last Friday’s Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner, I submit the strange case of Leona Anderson. Anderson, born in 1885, plays the blind hag who glides through the basement of said house. Not a terribly flattering role to be offered, one would think. But it turns out Anderson had quite the batty sense of humor.

Not quite so cringy as Florence Foster Jenkins, Anderson harbored no illusions about the extent of her vocal talent. I mean, come on, the title of her album is “Music to Suffer By.” A favorite guest of Ernie Kovacs, she billed herself as “the world’s most horrible singer.”

Anderson actually began her career in silent movies. Charlie Chaplin was among her costars. If only she had pioneered silent records!

Habanera from “Carmen”

“Limburger Lover”

Her breakout single, “Fish”

With Chaplin in the silent short “In the Park” (1915). I believe that’s her on the park bench with “the count,” beginning around a minute in.

Her last film, “House on Haunted Hill” (1959).

Anderson died in 1973 at the age of 88.