两个青年女子之间的表态性心理导致了其中一个被害，而凶手就是另外一位姑娘。此后，她便被囚禁一间修道院中。探长前来侦询，律师也前来调查案情。但探长并非在影片首尾出现的那个探长，律师又与被害者是同一个。所以，这桩凶杀案是否真的发生过，是否真的是这位杀手所为，都是不肯定的。需要由观众自行思考。本片是导演罗布一格里叶继《穿越欧洲的快车》后，自编自导的影片。也是他的第一部彩色影片。影片中的框架十分简单。

Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town, where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.

Michael (or Fresh as he's well known) is a 12-year-old drug pusher who lives in a crowded house with his cousins and aunt. His father has become a street bum,but still meets with fresh on occasion to play chess. Fresh is rather quiet in a crazy world. Fresh' sister is a junkie who sleeps with the dealers that fresh sells for. As the story progresses Fresh realizes that he doesn't want to sell drugs anymore, he wants revenge.

农夫Ralph Gower耕田时发现一具带有皮毛的尸体，他认为这是传说中魔鬼的躯体，并把这事告诉了从伦敦来的大法官，大法官认为这只是无稽之谈。当天，Gower主人外甥的女友晚上受到惊吓中了邪，事情使村民们笼罩在恐惧之下，真的是传说中的魔鬼复活了吗？最可怕的是，女孩Angel Blake扮演起原始巫术的巫师，带领青年们走向一条歧路——对魔鬼顶礼膜拜。后果是，村里更多的人被杀。事情完全向着一个疯狂的方向发展……

柯克·道格拉斯是美国政府的高阶特务，他跑到中东视察一个研究超感应能力的计划，其中有其子安德鲁·史提芬斯在内。不料他的同僚约翰·卡萨维兹竟偷偷雇用恐怖分子对研究中心突袭，以为将柯克杀死，从此拥有安德鲁等一群具有超能力的青少年为他服务。但柯克死里逃生回到美国，一方面找寻儿子的下落，另一方面透过亦在作研究的女生埃米·欧文作绝地大反攻。