一个年轻的拿破仑军官追踪一个神秘的女人而来到一个年迈男爵的城堡,在那里他发现这个女人是听命于一个老巫婆,其最终目的是迫使男爵自杀…… Roger directed for two days on a set left over from a previous production, and without a proper script. He hired Francis Coppola to write a script and finish the picture. After five weeks of shooting, Roger fired Francis, and hired me to finish the picture. Jack Hill was hired to write a new script with me. A lot of what Francis shot was thrown out, except for the stuff with the witch from WIZARD OF OZ. (Dorothy Newman), and I finished the picture in five days of shooting. All of the interiors are Roger's (with the exception of Francis's witch's lair), and most of the exteriors are mine. To the best of my recollection, and contrary to legend, Jack Nicholson did not direct any of the film.
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……