一个人烟稀少的殴洲小镇，平日连窃盗案都没有，竟然出现恐怖的连续杀人案件，小镇居民在一个月内陆续死亡，女警塔玛拉（伊莉丝蕾薇斯克 饰）从前的刑警搭档也是死者之一，让小镇的耳语不断。 而塔玛拉在查案的同时，发现受害者都会失神的喃喃念着“阿尔发，阿尔发…”，让她不禁想起一直以来行为古怪的母亲莉亚（薇若妮卡费瑞儿 饰），因为莉亚在青少年时期曾与高中同学们一起玩游戏“解忧棋”，可以引发一股神秘的复仇力量，但一次玩游戏时发生了火灾，同学们全都死亡，她是唯一的幸存者，但精神出状况，游戏也消失无踪。 但现在似乎这股力量又在小镇漫延，塔玛拉面对母亲可能成为嫌犯，小镇镇民又接连死亡，要如何阻止这股取人性命的神秘力量？

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.

美国总统大选进入白热化阶段，两位候选人在之前的得票数旗鼓相当。距离俄亥俄州的初选还有一周时间，两人都把此州当做具有决定性意义的阵地，开始明争暗斗。候选人之一莫里斯（乔治·克鲁尼 George Clooney 饰）竞选团队的二号人物斯蒂芬（瑞恩·高斯林 Ryan Gosling 饰）年轻有为，此时遭到另一位候选人竞选团队的首脑汤姆·达菲（保罗·吉亚玛提 Paul Giamatti 饰）的挖角，但斯蒂芬对莫里斯忠心耿耿，并不为所动。另一方面，斯蒂芬深深为新来的实习生莫莉（埃文·蕾切尔·伍德 Evan Rachel Wood 饰）吸引，两人迅速打得火热。
不料，泰晤士报的记者艾达（玛丽莎·托梅 Marisa Tomei 饰）得知了斯蒂芬与汤姆的会面，以此要挟斯蒂芬透露政选内幕。焦头烂额的斯蒂芬又在与莫莉的交往中发现了一个惊人的秘密…

根据著名作家史蒂芬·金同名小说改编。恐怖小说家麦克（约翰·库萨克 饰）喜欢带着科学设备到闹鬼的地方探险，以收集写作素材。这次他选择了海豚酒店，不顾酒店经理（塞缪尔·杰克逊 饰）的强烈劝阻，住进了曾有多名住客自杀的1408号房间。麦克如愿以偿的经历了很多恐怖事件，彻底改变了他之前对灵异现象的看法。当他终于承受不住一波一波的恐怖攻击，准备离开1408号房间时，最恐怖的事情发生了：他用尽办法也无法离开。