In a monastery cult off from the world, the monks run a clinic for the possessed. One day, a young policeman Marek comes to the convent. Posing as a clergyman, he penetrates monastic life and tries to explain the recent, mysterious disappearance of several tormented inmates. It turns out, however, that there is no way out of the monastery .
圣诞将至，工程学的大学女生（艾米丽·勃朗特 Emily Blunt 饰）和同校东方哲学系的男生（阿史顿·霍尔莫斯 Ashton Holmes 饰）相约拼车返回家乡达拉维尔。他们的旅途遥远漫长，两人慢慢放弃最初的拘谨警觉，转而畅谈起来。这个有着芬兰血统的男生性格内向，且有些阴郁，虽然他视女孩为朋友，可是仍令对方心有惴惴。 天色渐渐暗淡下来，他们的汽车突然拐到一条偏僻的小路上，这让女孩颇为恐慌。行未多久，一辆轿车迎面驶来，在窄小湿滑的小路上，双方躲闪不及发生车祸，男生和女生被困在了原地。无边的黑暗最终降临，危险慢慢逼近，他们注定经历一个永生难忘的噩梦长夜……
本片改编自同名小说，起点是露伴在取材旅行时造访的威尼斯教堂内的忏悔室。对先人的睿智感兴趣的他实际进入了忏悔室，但那里本来是神父应该在的地方。这时，一个男人为了“告白”而出现。露伴就这样假扮成神父，倾听着男人开始讲述的25年前的恐怖事件。
医科大学新生善花（韩智敏）、启范（吴泰景）、忠石（温朱万）、京敏、志英和银珠被分到同一小组上解剖课，在解剖教室，面对来历不明的女尸，众人表现大相径庭，尤以优等生银珠和“万人迷”忠石反应最为突出，前者紧张尖叫转身离开，后者饶有兴致地拿起手机拍下尸体身上的老土纹身。 银珠为战胜自己，深夜只身潜进解剖教室，被杀，当众人把怀疑的目光落在将银珠当情敌的志英身上时，志英不久也死于解剖教室，因为亲见志英的挣扎，京敏疯掉。意识到一切皆被神秘力量操纵后，善花、启范和忠石为自救，开始联手欲揭开噩梦真相。
A mysterious man (Malcolm McDowell) comes to meet a woman living in a house in the woods. Who are they and why are their lives meant to cross? What kind of fate is in store for them?
20世纪70年代，在日本中小学生中间流传着这样一个恐怖的传说：放学独自走到公园附近时，会遇到一个带着白色口罩、穿红色风衣的女人。遇到路过者，她会摘下口罩，露出裂到耳朵的恐怖大嘴，问对方“我漂亮吗？”如回答不漂亮，她会将对方毁容；若回答漂亮，她就将对方变得和自己一样；如果逃跑，她会以极快的速度追上。这个女人的名字就叫：裂口女。 各学校一时间人心惶惶，男女学生们都怕碰到这个可怕的女人，而大人们却对这个谣言嗤之以鼻。但随着一场不详的地震发生，裂口女终于到来……
一个神秘的女人反复出现在一个家庭的前院，总是带来令人不安的警告或信息，让家庭成员不断猜测她的身份、动机以及她可能带来的潜在危险。她的出现总是伴随着一股莫名的紧张气氛，居民们在困惑与惊恐中试图揭开她背后的真相，同时也在考虑如何保护自己免受可能的威胁。随着她每次的到来，谜团愈加深邃，家庭成员不得不面对他们内心的恐惧和疑虑。
Valeria, a young woman expecting her first child, becomes cursed by a sinister entity. Plunged into a terrifying and dangerous world, a group of witches emerge as her only hope for safety and salvation, but not without grave risk.
杰夫·史蒂文森 (Jeff Stevenson) 与妻子和女儿前往拉尼尔湖 (Lake Lanier) 度过一个有趣的周末假期，为女儿庆祝生日。当杰夫决定卧底调查溺水案以帮助当地侦探丹尼尔·威尔逊时，假期变成了他解决溺水案的工作假期。当他们一起工作时，杰夫否认了丹尼尔关于拉尼尔湖闹鬼的理论，更不用说湖下堕落城市奥斯卡维尔的历史了。一个曾经繁荣的黑人社区，因 1912 年梅·克罗被强奸和谋杀的指控而被摧毁。杰夫的否认导致他对一系列事件越来越关注。当三个蒙面陌生人强行闯入家中，迫使他和家人为生存而战时，他最担心的事情很快就变成了现实。—威廉·埃里克·布什-安德森
Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder. “Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much. The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.
