该电影由查尔斯 班德 (Charles Band)执导，Sherilyn Fenn、Malcolm Jamieson等主演，于1990年上映。在87分钟的叙事中，《魔域异变》（又名：Meridian: Kiss of the Beast）Catherine Bomarzini (Sherilyn Fenn), travels back to her family castle in Italy after her father’s death. Overwhelmed with excitement, Catherine invites her best friend Gina (Charlie Spradling) to spend the weekend. Gina and Catherine discover a local carnival outside the castle gates. Curious they wander to the carnival to enjoy the show and acts. Pleased with the performance, Gina invites the head magician Lawerence (Malcom Jamieson) and his crew to the castle for dinner. Drugged and seduced, Catherine finds herself drawn into a mysterious love triangle with the handsome magician and a creature of the night whose gentle eyes and touch reveal his infinite love. Is this creature real or an illusion? Guided by the ghost of a slain ancestor and the advice of the castle caretaker Martha (Hilary Mason), Catherine discovers the ancient curse that enshrouds the Bomarzini Castle... a curse that only she can dispel.