法庭心理学家Sally Rowe被警方委派裁定是否有足够的证据以谋杀罪指控17岁的Alex，其被控告用枪射杀了同学Nigel。因为没有实物证据，案件的侦探备受来自有权势的Alex的父亲欲使监控流产的压力。深究 Alex和Nigel奇怪的共生契约，Rowe发现虽人已死，但Nigel的精神对Alex的影响绝没有减小。

After discovering his blood-soaked daughter dead in the bathtub, David Bryson attends a self-help group to help save him from his ghostly nightmares. But when a group of mysterious cult-like women offer to help him resurrect his daughter. David's choices will not just decide his fate... but the fate of his dead daughter's SOUL.

电影根据蕾切尔·约德的同名小说《夜母》改编，原作入围了美国笔会/海明威奖。讲述了一位新晋为母亲的女性艺术家，在全职照顾孩子时越发孤独焦虑的故事。在她眼里，自己从来都不是一个母亲，既然现在成了母亲，就一定要成为快乐的那个。经过多番努力与尝试后，她发现只有变身母狗可以实现这一愿望。

孤单的小男孩Olive（艾奇·罗伯逊饰），他觉得自己处处异于其他人。他很想要交朋友，于是他花很多时间在手机和平版上。当一个神秘的生物想要透过Oliver的手机和平板来进入我们的世界，Oliver的父母（吉莉安·雅各布斯GillianJacobs、小约翰·加拉赫JohnGallagherJr.饰）必须挺身而出，将儿子从神秘生物的手中救出。

Dan Hawk, an ex-detective turned writer, is re-instated onto the force after returning to his home town. A serial killer has 'donned the guise' of Hawks most famous book creation, and has begun to kill people off one by one.