影片以黑色喜剧的手法,描述一桩善恶大对决的故事。主角布莱克投宿在一家破旧旅馆里,由于他握有一把足以阻止邪魔妖力摧毁人心的钥匙,阴狠的夺命客和一群妖魔鬼怪决心将他和房客全部歼灭……
The Collector:
Humans. You're not worth the flesh you're printed on!
Crypt Keeper:
Fasten your drool cups, and ready your vomit bags! We're going to the movies! Frights, camera, action!
Uncle Willy:
[drunk] Boy, listen to that thunder! God's doing some serious thinkin' tonight. I bet he's saying, "On second thought, maybe I shoulda given it all to the monkeys."
Brayker: