故事的主角是一位勇敢的记者佛莱契，他从婶婶那继承了80英亩的路易斯安娜种植园美女岛，从而开始了他的历险，麻烦始于一位可爱的女代理人神秘死亡，他的一位邻居律师警告他离开小镇，而有个机构则不停的给他提供不能拒绝的出价。

A boy is haunted by terrifying nightmares where a monster lurks inside the closet. To his relief, his father appears in the middle of the night helping him to face his fears. But the boy will begin to question the true nature of these apparitions, having to face the truth about his father's destiny and the evil force that threatens to consume him.

本片讲述努力因深受食人癖困扰、被父母遗弃的年轻女孩梅伦（泰勒·拉塞尔饰），和同病相怜的青年李（蒂莫西·柴勒梅德饰）之间的初恋故事。在里根政府时代背景下的美国，他们相遇并踏上一趟横跨千里的探索旅程，一路走来跌跌撞撞，看尽人生百态；尽管他们尽了最大努力，最终还是得面对各自可怕的过往，潜在的追杀者，和彼此人生的终极诅咒：食人癖。