影片虛構(gòu)了愛(ài)倫·坡死前“神廆山的5天里發(fā)生的事情?！ “蜖柕哪Πl(fā)生了一件母女同時(shí)被害的廆山兇殺案，當(dāng)?shù)鼐侔~特（盧?伊萬(wàn)斯 Luke Evans 飾）調(diào)查后發(fā)現(xiàn)兇手的犯罪手段愛(ài)倫·坡（約翰·庫(kù)薩克 John Cusack 飾）小說(shuō)中的手段一模一樣。正當(dāng)愛(ài)倫·坡被去警局詢問(wèn)時(shí)發(fā)生了另一件兇手，手法依舊和參考他的小說(shuō)。了到兇手的方法后，艾邁特邀請(qǐng)愛(ài)·坡?lián)?dāng)顧問(wèn)協(xié)助破案。而隨著件的進(jìn)一步深入，艾邁特發(fā)現(xiàn)，倫·坡會(huì)成為這個(gè)殘忍殺人兇手下一個(gè)行兇目標(biāo)。正當(dāng)大家全力護(hù)愛(ài)倫·坡的安全時(shí)，豈料兇手然綁架了的他情人艾米麗（愛(ài)麗·伊芙 Alice Eve 飾）。到底誰(shuí)才是真正的兇手，愛(ài)·坡是不是能用自己的小說(shuō)來(lái)揭這場(chǎng)殺人的游戲呢?
The film delves deeper into the realm of fear, thrills and cruelty. “Oh, the horror!” is probably what a group of smartphone-addicted teenagers think when they are sent to an “offline camp”. Instead of browsing and scrolling, they walk around the woods and chat – using their tongues rather than their thumbs. Soon, dread and terror rear their ugly heads when the group is faced with a killer who starts picking them off one by one.
