一名年迈的圣佩德罗歹徒试图与他的孩子们重新联系，并纠正他过去的错误，但犯罪的黑社会不会自愿放松他们的控制。

　　Sarah, a depressed college drop out, must uncover her family's twisted history, and her own greater purpose if she is to defeat the Salem Doll, a monstrous wooden creature that terrorises Sarah and her loved ones.

　　早已功成名就的女性神秘小说家莎拉•莫顿（Charlotte Rampling 夏洛特•汉普林 饰）却为新作烦恼不已，在出版商约翰•布兰德（Charles Dance 查理士•当斯 饰）的建议下，她来到约翰的家乡别墅，一面休养，一面寻找灵感。乡间的悠哉生活使莎拉从久居伦敦的疲惫中解脱出来，尽情享受着难得的休闲时光。　　某晚，自称约翰女儿的茱莉（Ludivine Sagnier 卢蒂文•萨尼埃 饰）不宣而至，茱莉开朗、张扬、放荡，与古板莎拉格格不入。莎拉的创作计划被打乱，而一丝不祥的气息也悄然弥漫开来……　　本片荣获2003年欧洲电影界最佳女主角奖（夏洛特•汉普林）、2003年曼谷国际电影节最佳影片奖。

A young girl's letter to Santa contains a typo that redirects it from the North Pole to Hell.

Öznur is a young and beautiful woman. She has had a platonic love since childhood to Kudret, who is her cousin. Kudret, however, is married to a woman named Nisa and is very happy. Jealous, Öznur uses terrible black magic to change this so that she and Kudret will be together. However, she is not prepared for the evil that this spell unleashes.