《凶机恶煞》是编剧兼导演巴巴克·安瓦里继 2016 年的获奖处女作《阴影之下》之后推出的一部探询式惊悚片。在新片中，这位电影制作人进一步审视被心魔和外部威胁所颠覆的日常生活，新奥尔良的酒保威尔（艾米·汉莫饰）捡到了某人遗落的手机，这让他陷入了令人不安的幻象中；威尔与同居女友卡丽（达科塔·约翰逊饰）和酒吧常客艾丽西亚（莎姬·贝兹饰）的关系陷入了更深的困境，扭曲的现实将威尔引向了一个可怕的世界，他也变得异常愤怒。

On her ?nal combat mission across the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, Royal Air Force ?ghter pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair’s jet is shot down over one of the most dangerous rebel strongholds. When insurgents come after her at the crash site, she ?nds refuge in a long since abandoned underground bunker. After tracking Sinclair into the depths of the bunker, the insurgents accidentall...

八位导演选择了差别的可怕片子，针对的是可怕片中常常出现的比方和太过利用的陈词滥调。

　　Emerson Graham's nights as a cab driver are filled with annoyances and inconveniences, but until tonight, never attacks and disappearances. After picking up a mysterious passenger her evening goes from working a job to performing a quest as they must race against the clock to defeat a force of evil. The meter is running.

厌倦了碌碌无为的平庸生活，德州女孩妮可·卡洛（詹米·亚历山大 Jaimie Alexander 饰）与男友杰西·希尔斯（乔伊·曼迪西诺 Joey Mendicino 饰）离家出走，驾车前往洛杉矶追寻她的表演梦想。两人一路前行，伴随着聊天、温存和争吵。期间他们迷路，汽油又所剩无几，好不容易才找到一个偏僻破旧的休息站。在使用过附近那昏暗、肮脏的洗手间后，妮可发现杰西和汽车竟然凭空消失。在这个收不到任何信号、杳无人烟仿佛与世隔绝的地带，她顿时陷入孤立无援的困境。 　　然而妮可的厄运并未就此结束，一辆神秘的黄色小卡车对她展开攻击，而各种各样离奇古怪的事件也相继发生……