The plot revolves around Ella Durran, an ambitious young woman whose lifelong dream of studying at Oxford finally comes true with a Rhodes Scholarship. However, her plans take an unexpected turn when she is offered a position in a rising political star’s presidential campaign, challenging the initial expectations of her Oxford experience. Matters become more complicated when she meets Jamie Davenport, a local with a sharp tongue and an undeniable connection to Ella.
　　As the narrative progresses, what starts as a casual fling between Ella and Jamie evolves into something deeper, which leads to the revelation of the latter’s life-changing secret. Ella is now torn between her political aspirations and her growing feelings for Jamie, forcing her to confront difficult choices about her future. As her time in Oxford leads to its conclusion, Ella must decide which dreams truly matter most to her.

影片根据史蒂芬·金的同名短片小说改编，以三幕倒叙的方式，讲述查尔斯·克兰兹的一生，以他39岁因脑瘤去世为开端，以他在闹鬼的房子里度过的童年时光为结尾。

　　该片改编自阿莱克丝·弗林创作于2007年的同名小说，用惊悚、哥特的外衣包装一段美女与野兽的传奇故事。
　　故事发生在纽约曼哈顿，英俊人品却很差的富家公子Kyle（亚历克斯·帕蒂弗 Alex Pettyfer 饰）为了嘲弄同学Kendra（玛丽-凯特·奥尔森 Mary- Kate Olsen 饰），把她邀请到自己聚会让她出丑。备受侮辱的Kendra当即给他下了恶咒，把他变成了人见人厌的“怪物野兽”，只有当一个女孩真正发自内心爱上这个他，咒语才会解除。Kyle的父亲见到儿子变成这样冷酷地把他赶到布鲁克林的宅子里软禁了起来，只给他留了衷心的管家和双目失明的家庭教师。正当Kyle认为自己永远也无法解除咒语之际，老天爷机缘巧合让他的同学Linda（瓦妮莎·哈金斯 Vanessa Hudgens 饰）住进了他家。Linda会成为Kyle的真爱帮他摆脱诅咒吗？

　　While on a hunting trip in the isolated wilderness, a father and his adopted teenage son are turned into the prey of unknown assailants. They are unexpectedly joined in their fight for survival by a stranger who reveals the disturbing truth about the son's biological father, an international crime lord, and why that crime lord has sent trained assassins to kill the teenager.

Seen from the perspective of a law enforcement officer, the heads of a criminal network and its victims, John Swab’s kinetic, pulse-raising thriller details how fentanyl is crippling the American heartland and pushing US society perilously close to the point of collapse.