Unable to find inspiration for his newest piece, young author Liam (Daryl McCormack) takes on the titanic weight of tutoring the son of legendary writer J.M. Sinclair (Richard E. Grant) and his wife H

故事的主人公是一个魔术师，他经常在现场约请嘉宾与他一同扮演看起来很恐惧的魔术，像是把剑穿过嘉宾的身体等等不过更恐惧的还在后头，那些参与过这种扮演的嘉宾，后来都逐一死去，死法就跟魔术师曾经扮演的如出一辙……