<I>The 1940s:</i> Hard-boiled detectives and femmes fatale are box-office gold. In one iconic scene, set in a deserted museum, the private eye arrives too late, and the buxom beauty is throttled by an ominous Egyptian priest.<P><I>Now:</i> The Black Box Cinema immortalizes Hollywood's Golden Age in its gallery of film noir tributes. But the mannequin of that Egyptian priest is hardly lifeless.<P>He walks?and a young starlet dies a terrifying death.<P>Movie mogul Eddie Archer's son is charged with the grisly murder. Eddie calls agent Sean Cameron, who specializes in <I>irregular</i> investigations. As part of an FBI paranormal forensics team, Cameron knows that nightmares aren't limited to the silver screen.<P>Working with special-effects artist Madison Darvil?who has her own otherworldly gifts?Cameron delves into the malevolent force animating more than one movie monster.?