影片改编自著名惊悚小说作家斯蒂芬·金的同名小说。泰德（蒂莫西·赫顿 Timothy Hutton 饰）是一位小说作家，曾经，他以乔治史塔克为笔名所创作的恐怖小说让他获得了读者的认同和喜爱。如今，对一切渐渐感到厌倦的泰德决定不再拿乔治史塔克当做挡箭牌，他要用自己的真名写作，为此，他甚至为乔治史塔克准备了一座空坟墓，举行了一场虚构的葬礼。　　然而，也就是从这一天开始，小镇上接连发生了多起凶残的凶杀案，而凶案现场上，居然遍布着泰德的指纹。周围发生的一切让泰德开始怀疑，此事和乔治史塔克有着千丝万缕的关联，然而，乔治史塔克，一个笔名，真的能够犯下这些恐怖的罪行吗？

皮帕和托马斯搬进了他们梦寐以求的公寓，他们注意到他们的窗户正对着对面的公寓——邀请他们亲眼目睹街对面这对迷人夫妇的不稳定关系。但当他们试图以匿名方式介入他们的生活时，他们不知不觉地引发了一系列将导致灾难的事件。

In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.

讲述一个年轻小伙在与一个银行家的美貌妻子偷情后，接踵而至的神秘死亡事件与巨额的人寿保险赔偿，令他陷入了无尽的麻烦当中...

The Richardson family celebrates their 28-year-old daughter's pregnancy in Northern California. The celebration is interrupted when a Satanic cult member, Aksel Brandr, pays them an unexpected visit. Aksel, on behalf of the cult's leader Henrik Brandr, offers to pay the family a large sum for ownership of their land. Jacob Richardson, the father, rejects the offer due to the priceless sentimental value of their home. Henrik and his cult, displeased, begin to put devastating curses on the Richardsons, trying to force them off their land - even if it means murdering them. After suffering unexplainable tragedies, the Richardsons seek help from Marybeth, a white witch high priestess. They soon discover a terrible secret about their home, revealing why it is so valuable to the cult. They realize they must protect their property from the cult at all costs, and a violent battle between good and evil ensues.