Village of the Damned

In Dryden, N.Y., townspeople reel from a Christmastime massacre that claims the lives of Tony, Dodie, Shelby and Marc Harris; toddler Aliza May Bush vanishes in a snowstorm.

After toddler Aliza May Bush vanishes, her mother receives a pink mitten in the mail, making police realize they're dealing with a kidnapping.

In 1993, Kirsten Clark reels from the horror of witnessing her friend's murder at the hands of another friend.

In September 1996, the so-called curse reaches a nightmarish crescendo.

Police find evidence that missing cheerleaders Sarah Hajney and Jennifer Bolduc met with foul play; while townspeople pray for the teenagers' safe return, police track a sociopath who lived in their midst for years.