酷爱马术表演的丹妮有着自己的爱马与幸福的家庭。但美好的生活随着父亲的破产而宣布结束。父亲被送往法庭宣判；弟弟乔丹跟随继母离开；爱马被卖掉还账，连丹妮自己都被送往丝毫不亲近的乡下的山姆叔叔家生活。突如其来的打击与乡下陌生的生活环境让这个还未成年的小姑娘十分抵触。为了缓解丹妮的心情，叔叔山姆将一只小骡子交给丹妮饲养。重新找到生活乐趣的丹妮给骡子起名“斯托米”并对它悉心照顾和耐心训练。

20世纪80年代初，站街流莺辛蒂（瓦妮莎·哈金斯 Vanessa Hudgens 饰）险些遭人杀害。与此同时，在阿拉斯加一处荒凉所在，一名女性尸体被人发现。警官杰克·海尔康伯（尼古拉斯·凯奇 Nicolas Cage 饰）从辛蒂处了解到，凶手手段残暴无情，并且可能是个连环杀手。由于背负着不堪回首的过去，杰克一方面决定保护这个侥幸从死神手中逃脱的女孩，另一方面将目标锁定在曾在70年代有过前科的男子罗伯特·汉森（约翰·库萨克 John Cusack 饰）身上。罗伯特道貌岸然，不动声色继续着他的猎杀活动，当他意外再度出现在辛蒂面前时，正邪双方的对决即将到了关键时刻……
　　本片根据真实事件改编

A Medieval Knight resurrects to fulfill his vow and bestow a blood-thirst vengeance upon the kindred spirits of those who betrayed him long ago. In the course of one night, identities will be revealed, destinies met, and a poetic justice of the macabre maniacally served. Here lies a tale of passion, loyalty, deceit, betrayal...and revenge. They were Warriors. They were Crusaders. Under the leadership of the righteous GREGOIRE, this band of brothers in the Holy Order of the Knights Templar selflessly fought back-to-back, defending GOD and the "True Cross." Until one dark night of utter betrayal... Glorious was their victory that night, gold their find. The spoils were to be taken to their Grandmaster for use in furthering their "Cause." Yet greed had infected one of their number - RENAULT - and under the influence of the demon of lust, he embraced and fiendishly persuaded others to help him carry out his nefarious plan of betrayal. Among those whose hearts he blackened was the already resentful MENAS, envious of his brother MELKON, the man famed as being both the greatest swordsman in all of Europe and the right hand of Gregoire. The following morning Renault's heinous plot went into effect and Gregoire, Melkon and their beloved steward KOKO were ambushed and executed for purposes of greed. But as he lay dying, Gregoire vowed his revenge. Ten lifetimes of excess Renault and his murdering compatriots would enjoy. And then he would return to deliver their souls to Hell for all of eternity. Ten lifetimes of excess... The centuries pass and after 700 years, the allotted time of the evildoers nears culmination. One dark, stormy night, the Crusader, upon his steed, resurrects to execute his pledge of vengeance upon the now kindred spirits of those who victimized him so very long ago. The stage is set for retribution as an eclectic group assembles at a secluded manor home under the guise of a promised "fantasy weekend" to fulfill personal desires. JAKE, the "events coordinator" will have his hands full playing host to his young guests; CELINE, the alluring and promiscuous Eastern-European, ASHLEY, the contemptuous yet beautiful socialite, AMY, the innocent and meek girl-next-door, HURCOS, the predatory Middle-Eastern playboy, and JAPONIKO, the uninvited and mysterious Asian minimalist. SHAUNA, the abrasive Irish cook, and her cohort in crime BENOIT, the bone-idle English caretaker, along with the enigmatic PRIEST and the benevolent SHOPKEEPER, round out this unusual and extremely colorful cast of characters. Jake assigns the position of assistant recreational coordinator to Amy, and as she reads from an obscure storybook, the tale of Gregoire and his righteous band of Templar Knights animates, and the story of betrayal is reenacted for the guests. Blood will flow excessively as the cursed and unsuspecting kindred spirits meet their imminent destinies one-by-one during the Crusader's maniacal reprisal.