An ex-cop, now working as a hack novelist, is called out of retirement to help investigate a string of deaths that appear to be the work of a serial killer but soon are revealed to be the work of the Syngenor - the synthesized genetic organism!
事业有成、意气风发的史蒂文•弗瑞林(Craig T. Nelson 饰)带着妻子戴安(JoBeth Williams 饰)和三个孩子搬进了加利福尼亚某郊外社区。但在入住不久,怪事便频繁发生。先是小女儿卡萝(Heather O'Rourke 饰)梦游,对着自动开启漫屏雪花的电视机自言自语。接着便又不明物体从电视机中飘出,莫名的地震,破碎的玻璃杯……如此种种,搅得弗瑞林一家坐卧不定。过了不久,恐怖事件逐渐升级,卡萝最终竟被拉入电视机中……
本片荣获1983年美国科幻恐怖电影节最佳恐怖片、最佳化装和最佳女配角(Zelda Rubinstein)三个奖项;1983年英国电视与电影协会最佳特效奖。
Two New Orleans detectives become embroiled in a centuries-long feud between two secretive factions of vampires while investigating a runaway child's case. Torn between their everyday lives and the dangerous lure of immortality, the detectives must race to destroy the evil Moldero clan.