二十年前,龙七爷赶尸时遇到了赶尸人最怕的事情——尸路无门;二十年后,随着一名无头尸的出现,镇子上开始出现了一系列诡异的事件,而这些离奇事件竟与二十年前龙七爷赶尸时遇邪有关……
二十年前,龙七爷赶尸时遇到了赶尸人最怕的事情——尸路无门;二十年后,随着一名无头尸的出现,镇子上开始出现了一系列诡异的事件,而这些离奇事件竟与二十年前龙七爷赶尸时遇邪有关……
善良温厚的销售员埃利奥·布兰德(马克·韦伯 Mark Webber 饰)与黑人女孩谢尔比(卢蒂娜·卫斯理 Rutina Wesley 饰)相知相恋,二人筹划走入婚姻殿堂,同时即将迎来新生命的降临,此外他还要照顾年迈的父亲和低智的弟弟麦克(德文·格拉耶 Devon Graye 饰),原本财务吃紧的他又面临着被裁员的命运,这残酷的现状令他烦恼之际。就在某个夜晚,一通奇怪的电话打了进来,对方似乎了解埃利奥的一切,而且无比诚挚地邀请他参加名为“千种之星”的挑战,只要他能成功闯过13道难关,就有机会赢得高达620万美元的奖金。埃利奥将信将疑尝试了手抓苍蝇和吃苍蝇的两项挑战,谁知随后竟真的有两笔钱先后入账。
然而随着奖金逐渐升级,挑战的难度也越来越大,回过神来的埃利奥已经无法抽身……
A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr. Diablo, to warn people of evil in their futures. As skeptical customers are shown the greed and violence they're hiding, one of them snaps and kills Diablo. When they run off, we see the murder to be staged as part of the show. One of the customers has hung around to see this, and wants to make a deal with Diablo, aka the Devil.
A very good anthology of tales, written by Robert Bloch and directed by Freddie FRancis, for Amicus, an icon of this kind of movie. The tales are uneven, sure, but they are all at least good, till the perfect final one, the Man who collected Poe, with Jack Palance and Peter Cushing, a great idea, and a marvelous tale to watch. Very good Burgess Meredith as Diabolo the Great, the host for these tales. Unfortunately for us all, this kind of movies are a thing from the past and today we don't get any more gems like this. A must see