A dark, psychological thriller, first published in 1957 as The Executioners and filmed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro.

Max Cady, a brutal rapist, has been in prison for years, nursing his hatred for the man who put him away, attorney Sam Bowden.

When Cady gets parole, he begins stalking Bowden s family.

As Cady s campaign of terror mounts, the police are powerless to protect the family who must use their wits to survive a psychopath bent on revenge.