在这部夜半鬼敲门喜剧/奇幻/恐怖片中,Roger Cobb是一个经历过越战的退役军人，如今成为著名的恐怖小说作家。但他的写作事业在经历了儿子失踪和夫妻离异后每况愈下。姨妈的突然自杀令Roger重返姨妈生前居住的房子，也是儿子神秘失踪的地方。 当他决定搬进房子，专心回忆越战时的恐怖经历并将其写成小说时，他的一系列梦魇正刚刚开始......
Roger Cobb is a Vietnam vet whose career as a horror novelist has taken a turn for the worse when his son Jimmy mysteriously disappears while visiting his aunt's house. Roger's search for Jimmy destroys his marriage and his writing career. The sudden death of his aunt brings Roger back to the house where his nightmares began. The evil zombies in the house force Roger to endure a harrowing journey into his past.
