《心惊肉跳》是由著名导演威廉·卡斯尔 的一部精彩的科幻 影视作品，主演有文森特·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/等，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.