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.

罗杰（加里·格兰特 Cary Grant 饰）是个平凡的广告商人，最近却莫名其妙的惹了一身的麻烦——他被别人错认成一名叫“凯普林”的人，还被人灌醉放进车中，意图造成车毁人亡，命大的罗杰却顺利逃过这一劫...