尼古拉斯·考夫蘭和伊莎貝爾·戈爾注定要在一起。問題是他們是否會發現。正如鬼魂、命運和真愛的純粹力量將尼古拉斯和伊莎貝爾拉在一起一樣，生活也有可能將他們分開。

　　每個火車司機在職業生涯中會撞死20多人，這些死者通常是因為尋死、失誤、酒醉或僅僅是一不小心而喪生。伊利亞是一名即將退休的火車司機，他共撞死了28人。他19歲的養子西瑪繼承了他的工作，西瑪非常擔心自己也會撞死人，而老司機們都安慰他說，一周內就會發生，但是幾周過去后，沒有發生一起撞人事故，而這也使得他精神極度緊繃。伊利亞為了幫助他，找到了許多想要自殺的人，讓他們跳到車軌上自殺，但是最終這些人都放棄了自殺的念頭。無奈之下，伊利亞自己躺在了車軌上想用自身的死來拯救西瑪…

　　在一個舒適的季節，弗朗西斯科（艾邦·摩斯·貝克許 Ebon Moss-Bachrach 飾）和懷有身孕的妻子貝絲（凡妮莎·肖 Vinessa Shaw 飾）來到墨西哥某個海濱小鎮度假。適值狂歡節期間，小鎮四周歌舞升平，紙醉金迷，多少青年男女流連忘返。弗朗西斯科渴望尋覓一個安寧的所在，他找到當地的漁夫，從對方手中租下一艘船，打算在附近某個僻靜的小島安然度過五六天。次日，他和妻子抵達目的地。那里寂靜無聲，幾乎看不到一個人影。島上的孩子們偶爾逡巡四周，但無一例外臉上都掛著猙獰冷漠的表情。　　未過多久，令他們毛骨悚然的事情接連發生。島上的孩子手執兇器獵殺成人，期間更發出令人不寒而栗的笑聲。孩童的殺戮仍在繼續，弗朗西斯科夫婦能否逃離……

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.