本剧改编自真人真事，取材于大导演罗曼·波兰斯基妻子被杀害的真实事件。1969年8月的洛杉矶，在曼森的领导下，他的信徒于两天内连环屠杀了7人，并于案发现场发生的写上恐布的信息……60年代末期，美国开始有了重大改变。越战败战、经济危机、人权运动兴起…在这价值崩溃错乱的社会中，许许多多的人们寻求着解脱之道，于是有一群人投入了提倡“做爱不要作战”的嬉皮文化，自许为“花的孩子”，以毒品和性滥交来自我麻痺；有一群人则深信查尔斯曼森是基督化身，奉他为精神领袖，并加入了他的大家庭一同生活，并且为了打造他心目中的理想国而执行他的杀人计划。本片就以美国史上最著名的杀人魔查尔斯曼森以及他家族成员的观点，述说着他们的生活方式以及犯下一宗宗残忍血案的过程。

Chilling story of the investigation and trial of Charles Manson, leader of a strange cult which under his direction and 'control' committed numerous murders.

In the Post-World War II, in Los Angeles, a criminal shots and kills a police officer in the middle of the night. Without any leads, the chief of the LAPD assigns Sgt. Chuck Jones and Sgt. Marty Brennan to investigate the murder and apprehend the culprits. When the dealer of electronics devices, Paul Reeves, is caught selling a stolen projector, the police identifies the criminal, and connects him to other unsolved robberies. Using the witnesses of his heists, they draw their face, but the true identity of the smart and intelligent criminal is not disclosed. The perseverance of Sgt. Marty Brennan in his investigation gives a clue where he might live.

After a stunt man dies while he is involved in the making of a motion picture, his brother takes his place in order to find out what really happened.

弗莱明是一名未来派警察，目睹女儿被火焰和雨绑架，而这两个外星人诞生于他自己的梦境。许久之后，这两个外星人被置于低温睡眠状态；不过，弗莱明的女儿并未死亡，只是成了火焰中的囚犯。

A blind sculptor works on his magnum opus unaware that the skeletons he has been using for armatures are the remains of the victims of his evil wife and that he is the next target.

An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes, and the police are called in to protect him.

影片描述一名疯狂的医生假装车祸，然后用十种歌剧中的手法处死那些他认为是杀死他妻子的凶手。本片的恐怖气氛酝酿得相当成功，以低成本重现三十年代歌剧院的美术设计亦别具风格，结局颇为精彩。