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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.

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Top billed cast

Timothy HuttonThad Beaumont / George Stark
Amy MadiganLiz Beaumont
Michael RookerSheriff Alan Pangborn
Julie HarrisReggie DeLesseps
Robert JoyFred Clawson
Kent BroadhurstMike Donaldson
Beth GrantShayla Beaumont
Rutanya AldaMiriam Cowley
Tom MardirosianRick Cowley
Larry John MeyersDr. Pritchard

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