An insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far more than inspirational.

Sam Neill
as John Trent

Julie Carmen
as Linda Styles

Jürgen Prochnow
as Sutter Cane

David Warner
as Dr. Wrenn

John Glover
as Saperstein

Bernie Casey
as Robinson

Peter Jason
as Mr. Paul

Charlton Heston
as Jackson Harglow

Frances Bay
as Mrs. Pickman

Wilhelm von Homburg
as Simon
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All things considered, Carpenter's absolute peak. He's always shuffled between 3 modes, often within the same movie: campy, spooky, and horrific. But this is the first time he didn't shatter the test tubes. Don't expect a true-to-the-source Lovecraft movie; this one's pure Carpenter. Watch it with t...