König Zhou (Kris Phillips), der letzte Herrscher der Shang-Dynastie, wird von einem Geist, der die Gestalt seiner Konkubine annimmt, verhext. Daraufhin wird er zum Tyrannen und es entbrennt ein epischer Kampf, um ihn zu stürzen. Neben Menschen sind daran auch Götter, Dämonen und andere mythische Wesen beteiligt.
The second of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Demon In Lace (about a succubus who murders young men to maintain her immortality) and Legacy of Terror (about an Aztec cult that seeks to resurrect their god by murdering physically perfect people) and adds new narration by Darren McGavin.
Is there any way to slow or even prevent the ravages of time? Veteran presenter Johnny Ball looks back over the 45 years that Horizon, and he, have been on air to find out what science has learned about how and why we grow old. Charting developments from macabre early claims of rejuvenation to the latest cutting-edge breakthroughs, Johnny discovers the sense of a personal mission that drives many scientists and asks whether we are really any closer to achieving the dream of immortality.