David Petersen is passing through the Colorado Rockies. After saving a young diner waitress from her violent ex-husband during a break from driving, he hits the road again alone through a dangerous sn...

影片虚构了爱伦·坡死前“神秘”的5天里发生的事情。巴尔的摩发生了一件母女同时被害的残忍凶杀案，当地警官艾迈特（卢克·伊万斯LukeEvans饰）调查后发掘凶手的犯罪手段和爱伦·坡（约翰·库萨克JohnCusack饰）小说中的手段一模一样。正当爱伦·坡被叫去警局询问时发生了另一件凶手案，手法依旧和参考他的小说。了解到凶手的方法后，艾迈特邀请爱伦·坡克里斯汀·贝尔...