Thad Beaumont is the author of a highly successful series of violent pulp thrillers written under the pseudonym of ‘George Stark’, but when he decides to ‘kill-off’ his alter-ego in a mock ceremony, it precipitates a string of sadistic murders matching those in his pulp novels, which are soon discovered to be the work of Stark himself. Looking like a maniacal version of his counterpart, Stark is not so willing to quit the writing game – even if it means coming after Thad's wife and their baby.
Timothy Hutton
as Thad Beaumont / George Stark
Amy Madigan
as Liz Beaumont
Michael Rooker
as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
Julie Harris
as Reggie DeLesseps
Robert Joy
as Fred Clawson
Kent Broadhurst
as Mike Donaldson
Beth Grant
as Shayla Beaumont
Rutanya Alda
as Miriam Cowley
Tom Mardirosian
as Rick Cowley
Larry John Meyers
as Dr. Pritchard
Patrick Brannan
as Young Thad Beaumont
Royal Dano
as Digger Holt
