The wealthy patriarch of the Sinclair family lives in mortal fear of being buried alive due to a rare condition that causes him to sometimes appear lifeless. After his death, relatives learn that his will stipulates a strict series of orders that must be followed in order to receive their inheritance. The family refuses to comply and the patriarch returns from the grave to exact revenge by killing each of them in the way they fear most.

出品：美国1962年

一位天才的年轻风琴师玛丽开车兜风，路上搭载了一位神秘陌生人。车子意外坠桥，玛丽奇迹般生还。

后来玛丽来到盐湖城，在教堂里当上管风琴乐师。奇怪的是，城里的人们似乎意识不到她的存在。

美国经典恐怖Cult电影，影响了包括《活死人之夜》、《闪灵》以及《第六感》等后继作品。1998年还出现了翻拍版。影片最早投资17000美元，只用了三个星期就完成拍摄。1962年首度公映时剪掉了4分钟，1989年重新上映时恢复了这些从未曝光的场面。

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