路易丝(麦肯兹·戴维斯 Mackenzie Davis 饰)一家人受邀前往与世隔绝的乡间小屋度假,却在各种诡异细节中发现了惊悚秘密——沉默不语的男孩(丹·休格 Dan Hough 饰)、心怀鬼胎的夫妻(詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊 James McAvoy、艾斯琳·弗兰乔茜 Aisling Franciosi 饰)……温馨出游惨变惊骇噩梦,杀机暗藏,步步紧逼,深陷迷局,如何自救?
影片翻拍自同名丹麦电影。
1,因驾驶失误,富商爱德华(Bruce Payne 饰)的妻子爱玛(Denice D. Lewis 饰)不幸死于车祸,极度伤心和内疚的爱德华通过《死亡之书》的帮助,使爱玛复活。然而事情的发展却出乎他的意料……
2,疯狂科学家迈登博士(David Warner 饰)躲在寒冷的实验室里,潜心进行他的长寿研究。百年的岁月流逝,他和女助手日久生情,然一场突如其来的火灾摧毁了一切……
3,夫妻警察在追捕罪犯时走失,莎拉(Signy Coleman 饰)为寻找丈夫保罗(Obba Babatundé 饰)走入一间布满残肢断体的恐怖房间,她的噩梦从此开始……
本片根据魔幻小说的创始人美国作家霍华德•菲利浦•勒夫卡夫特的作品《死亡之书》中的几则短篇故事改编,并荣获1994年意大利罗马奇幻电影节最佳特效奖、1994年葡萄牙奇幻电影节国际奇幻电影奖最佳特效奖。
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