The Brain That Wouldn't Die, also known as The Head That Wouldn't Die due to a gaffe in the end titles listing it that way, is a science-fiction/horror film directed by Joseph Green and written by Green and Rex Carlton. The plot concerns a scientist who develops a means of keeping separated human body parts alive. When circumstance forces him to use his discovery on someone close to him, things get out of hand.
The monster in the closet is played by Eddie Carmel in his first "cinematic role". Carmel was a well-known Palestine-born circus attraction who worked under the name "The Jewish Giant". He is the subject of a photograph by Diane Arbus entitled "The Jewish Giant at Home with His Parents in the Bronx, NY, 1970".
This film is available online as a free download.
