The people on a small island off the coast of Maine are cut off in a snowstorm. Ultimately this is the least of their worries. Into this community comes a stranger, Andre Linoge (played wonderfully by Colm Feore) who seems to know all the dirty little secrets about the townsfolk. And what a lot of secrets there are! Linoge introduces himself by murdering one of the inhabitants and waiting around for the town constable, Mike Anderson (played by Tim Daly) to arrive and arrest him. Linoge has a mission, he wants a child to raise as his own and gives the town an ultimatum. "Give me what I want and I'll go away". The terror he inflicts on the islanders while they make up their mind is disturbing on many levels. From pure psychological to cold blooded murder he "persuades" the islanders to do what he wants. You have to watch this to believe it, as Stephen King examines what can happen when pure evil infects a town, and the aftermath when it leaves. Enjoy.