."生命中的幸福都是由自己创造出来的。"——古手梨花，《寒蝉鸣泣之时》 Onthesurfaceit'sbelievedtobeanotherurbanlegend-asupernaturalbeingfromtheafterlifeisviolentlykillinganyonewhocheatsontheirsignificantotherinthesmallcollegetownofSilvercreek,Pennsylvania.Butthetown'sunusuallyhighsuiciderateisfinallyconvincingbothlocalsandcollegestudentsthateverythingisnotasitseems.WhenMaeve-afemalecollegestudent-sleepswithCharlie,themarriedmanofthehostfamilysheisstayingwith,bothsensethedeadlycurseisclosinginonthem.Unabletogetanyonetobelievethem,MaeveandCharlieseekoutalocalhistorystudenttohelpfindanswersandfigureoutawaytodefendthemselves.Itallcomesundone,however,asseveralpeoplearehorrificallykilledbythesavagebeing-one-by-oneatarapidpace.Eventually,Maeve,Charlieandthefewsurvivorsbandtogetherinanattempttodefeatthemonsteronceandforall.