依據1922年的兇殺案改編，描寫販賣私酒的匪幫和警方角力的故事。影史第一次以盜匪當主角，運用背面打光和煙霧，頗具藝術風格，廣受歡迎，也預示40年代黑色電影的來臨。

Claudio Nervi, an eclectic director, and Lucia Neve, a disillusioned producer, are looking for a new actress who could help them with their latest feature film, a project that is undoubtedly adrift. During a meeting with one of the most promising candidates, Stella, the girl will reveal them that the script of the movie is pretty similar to a story she knows well: the story of how she died.

　　兩名深信陰謀論的年輕人綁架了一位有權有勢的大型企業女首席執行官（艾瑪·斯通 Emma Stone 飾），因為他們堅信她其實是個企圖摧毀地球的外星人。

　　一位扮演德古拉的演員在餐廳表演中臨陣脫逃，引發了一場混亂的追逐戰——游客與店主們集體圍剿這名"吸血鬼"。與此同時，AI軟件生成著德古拉故事的萬花筒：從社會評論到未來主義改編，編織出重新定義這一傳奇角色的敘事圖譜。