由导演威廉·卡斯尔执导，1959年上映的《心惊肉跳》，是由文森特·普莱斯,朱迪思·伊夫林,菲利普·柯立芝,达里尔·希克曼,帕梅拉·林肯等主演的科幻片。 　　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.