尼克·弗林(保罗·达诺 Paul Dano 饰)是个年轻作家,从小和单身母亲朱迪(朱丽安·摩尔 Julianne Moore 饰)相依为命的他早就忘记父亲的样子,直到一天接到电话,自称他父亲的乔纳森(罗伯特·德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰)被房东赶了出来,找他 借车搬家。天上掉下来个老爸,也是个落魄作家,还带着全部行李,让弗林在室友面前非常难堪。已经流落街头的乔纳森晚上到流浪汉收容所过夜,又恰逢弗林在此打工,几个不自然的晚上之后,乔纳森还是决定避嫌,从此只能到车站或无人工地混上一天是一天,还安慰自己是为下一部伟大小说积累素材。时不时听说父亲凄惨状况的弗林终于决定把他找回来,但此时他连父亲是否还活着都不知道……
Cemal, a lonely hearse driver, has to transport the body of a young woman who has been murdered to her parents' home. During the trip, however, the body comes to life and when he sees her, Cemal falls in love with the undead woman. This is when he begins to commit murders in order to feed her, even if it means having to deal with the police's attempts to capture a serial killer...