《心惊肉跳》是一部优秀的科幻片，主要演员有文森特·普莱斯,朱迪思·伊夫林,菲利普·柯立芝,达里尔·希克曼,帕梅拉·林肯 A pathologist, Dr. Warren Chapin (played by Vincent Price), discovers that the tingling of the spine in states of extreme fear is due to the growth of a tingler—a spinal parasite which can kill the host unless it is destroyed by screaming.