Plot Summary:It's nearing the end of the school year. High school senior Carrie White is a social outcast, largely due to being unwise to the ways of the world based on her upbringing. Her mother, Margaret White, is a religious fanatic, her extreme views primarily targeted against sex, which she believes is a sin. She even believes natural associated processes such as menstruation are a sin, about which she has refused to mention to Carrie. Mrs. White's beliefs were taken to that extreme largely because of her own failed marriage and her husband Ralph long ago having run off with another woman. The only adult authority figure who tries to help Carrie with her life is her phys ed teacher, Miss Collins, who is nonetheless warned not to get too close to go against how Mrs. White chooses to raise Carrie, Mrs. White whose beliefs are well known in the community. An impromptu event that happens among Carrie's phys ed classmates against her leads to her classmates being punished. One of those students, self absorbed Chris Hargensen, vows revenge against Carrie for that punishment, the method of the revenge associated to the phys ed class incident. Another student however, the popular Sue Snell, begins to feel sorry for Carrie. In wanting to help her get out of her shell, Sue asks her boyfriend, the equally popular Tommy Ross, to take Carrie to the senior prom instead of her. This move does not sit well with Mrs. White, who in her extreme view believes Carrie will fall prey to sin. All these competing issues lead to Carrie deciding on an impulse to use a newfound skill to free herself from the figurative chains that have long been placed around her, with tragic consequences.
外表平凡性格内向的嘉利·怀特（茜茜·斯派塞克 Sissy Spacek 饰）一直都是班上默默无闻的丑小鸭，她古怪的性格和沉迷于宗教崇拜的母亲更为她遭受同学的欺凌创造了得天独厚的条件。尽管现实残酷，但在校园里，依然有人默默的关心着嘉利，这使得嘉利树立了信心想要融入校园生活中去 。三年一度的毕业晚会要开始了，尽管母亲玛格丽特·怀特（派珀·劳瑞 Piper Laurie 饰）极力反对，但嘉利下定决心要在舞会上夺得“舞会王后”的头筹一改往日抑郁的形象。可是，一些人总是不愿意放过她，舞会当晚，头戴王冠的嘉利在众目睽睽之下全身淋满了猪血，愤怒激活了她体内的女巫血统，她要使用她的能力，将整个会场变成人间地狱。 本片改编自史蒂芬·金（Stephen King）的同名小说，不仅成为了青春校园恐怖小说的鼻祖，也为日后层出不穷的同类题材电影开出了一条道路。
