Ethan is a young, shy and rather reserved designer who has suffered from insomnia for many years due to his terrible nightmares. Believing he has a personality disorder he decides to see a therapist to solve his problem, but it will be thanks to the help of his best friend and a medium that he will face a long journey, a journey that will lead him to discover that his nightmares hide a shocking truth, something darker and more sinister than he ever imagined.

Leopold Kroner, formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Andrew Colby, claiming that Kroner has threatened him, hires lawyer Bob Regan as a secret bodyguard. Sure enough, Kroner turns up in Colby's room with a gun, and Regan kills him. Then Regan, who sticks around to romance Colby's secretary Noel, begins to suspect he's been used.

影片讲述保安迭戈·马丁内斯头天上班，在地区医院停尸房内的一个晚上，经历了人生中最可怕的夜晚。

凭借心灵书籍而受到关注的黑人作家托马斯·卡特（安东尼·麦凯 Anthony Mackie 饰）正沉浸在名誉的荣光之中，而就在此时他的哥哥刑满释放，此时正因为某事而陷入财务危机中。怀着不可告人秘密的托马斯希望多赚些钱打发他的哥哥，于是主动和之前在签售会有过一面之缘的安吉尔·桑切斯（福里斯特·惠特克 饰）取得联系。安吉尔的母亲早已去世，但这名潦倒颓废的男人似乎始终沉浸在莫大的悲伤中无法自拔，他声称时常能看到母亲的身影，为此恐慌而焦虑。托马斯按小时收取报酬，采取其所擅长的心灵疏导手段试图带安吉尔远离痛苦，可是情况丝毫不见好转。 　　某天托马斯登门决定中止治疗，无奈形势早已超过了他的控制范围……

故事讲述的是年轻的已婚女子Roberta深夜开车回家，不幸意外撞见一宗残忍的谋杀案，一位金发女子临死前恰巧倒在她的车前。当Roberta为了躲避残忍的凶手而逃走并寻求帮助报警之后，回到案发现场时，却发现凶手和死者的尸体都不见了。警方甚至连血迹都无从获得，不禁怀疑起Roberta的精神是否正常，更恐怖的是那名凶手仿佛也盯上了Roberta，准备伺机杀人灭口....