青年夫妇蒂姆·格里森(蒂姆·洛克 Tim Rock 饰)和怀有身孕的妻子艾莉(凯琳·科尔曼 Kelen Coleman 饰)驱车前往异地看望祖父,他们的车子在穿越炎热荒凉的加州沙漠时抛锚。沿着仅有的线杆和电话线,夫妇二人来到一片玉米地。这里居住着一对不太大调的夫妇,男主 人科尔苍老阴郁,心中仿佛藏着无限的秘密;女主人海伦(Barbara Nedeljakova 饰)性感漂亮,动人的容貌下似乎散发着死亡的气息。由于是星期天,救援车辆无法迅速到达,格林森夫妇只得暂住于科尔的家中。夜晚,艾莉偶然在附近的仓库中发现被锁其中的少年,她意识到科尔可能正在实施某种罪行。她决定解救孩子,却不知自己早已成为死神的猎物……Tmi and Allie seek shelter in a remote desert compound after becoming lost and stranded. A strange Manson-like character, Preacher (Drago), reluctantly allows them inside with strict orders to be gone by morning and not wander "where you are not invited." At first, Preacher and his mail-order wife Oksana (Nedeljakova) deny the faint screams and cries that emanate from one of the crumbling outbuildings. When Allie sneaks outside to investigate, she discovers that she and Tim have stumbled onto a bizarre cult worshiping an entity that may -- or may not -- dwell inside a haunted little boy.