a charming boy and his mother move to a middle of nowhere town and cat and death soon follow them . that about sum it up . i will admit that i be a little freak out by cat after see this movie . but in all seriousness in spite of the numerous thing that be wrong with this film and and believe me there be plenty of that to go around and it be overall a very enjoyable view experience . the character be more like caricature here with only their basis instinct to rely on . fear and greed and pride lust or anger seem to be all that motivate these people . although it can be argue that that seem failing and in actuality and serve the telling of the story . the supernatural premise and the fact that it be a stephen king screenplay ( not that i have anything specific against mr. king ) be quite nicely support by some interesting fx work and makeup and quite suitable music . the absolute gem of this film be without a doubt alice krige who play mary brady and the otherworldly mother . king manage to take a simple story of outsider and or people who be a little different ( okay a lot in this case ) and try to fit in and twist it into a campy over the top little horror gem that have to be in the collection of any horror fan .