A horror novelist begins to fear his stories may have a life of their own.
Bestselling horror novelist Christopher Roth (Joaquim De Almeida) feels in need of a change, the gruesome ideas in his novels are starting to take over his dreams and have him asking the question: How long before I become one of the insane killers I write about? In need of a break, he and his wife Catherine head off to a remote house in Umbria, Italy. Roth starts work on a new romantic novel and all seems to be going well but it s not long before this idyllic world is shattered. A young couple is brutally murdered in the woods near the Roths rented house, and Catherine has disappeared. A letter from the killer is on Christopher s table, accompanied by a horrific photo ... and here begins the Roths worst nightmare. A nightmare whose violence is greater than anything Christopher had ever envisioned.
A mother moves into an old family home to undergo a rigorous treatment that she hopes will help her autistic daughter communicate. The therapy seems successful when the girl miraculously begins to speak. However, she soon discovers that her daughter has come into contact with the tortured entities of the place, who return from beyond to collect a dark debt from the past
年轻女子米歇尔(玛丽·伊丽莎白·温斯特德 Mary Elizabeth Winstead 饰)不久前刚和男友发生争吵,她夜晚驾车奔驰在黑暗的公路上,突然遭遇严重车祸昏迷过去。当她再度醒来时,发现自己被绑住手脚,关在一个密闭的空间里。少顷,一个健硕冷峻的男子霍华德(约翰·古德曼 John Goodman 饰)走了进来。军人出身的霍华德声称地球刚刚遭遇可怕的生化危机,地球人几乎灭亡殆尽。他在数年前未雨绸缪修建了这个设备、资源齐全的避难所,只为生存下去。避难所内,除了霍华德、米歇尔外,还有另外一个年轻男子埃米特。米歇尔对霍华德的说辞半信半疑,她坚信自己遭到了变态狂的拘禁。 真相究竟为何?威胁无处不在……