Avery Malone, a wannabe writer and lonely librarian, gets her big break when shes hand-selected to assist her hero, reclusive author, Caleb Conrad. Whisked away to Calebs remote estate, Avery is given her one and only task; to participate in a controlled psychological experiment in fear that will serve as the basis for Calebs next novel.导演维伦纽瓦首次与奥斯卡最佳摄影提名摄影师格雷格弗莱瑟、三次获得奥斯卡提名的服装设计师杰奎琳韦斯特、联合服装设计师鲍勃摩根，以及动作指导汤姆斯特拉瑟斯合作。