Hilde Warren, a famous actress, is impregnated by a convicted murderer and becomes plagued by visions of an extremely gaunt and sepulchral Death. Upon discovering her child is the image of its criminal father, Hilde must decide whether to allow it to live or to kill it and risk the embrace of Death himself.

在上世纪初的德国，一个精通心理学的犯罪天才马布斯博士，利用各种伎俩，包括催眠，易容，赌博等，把他的受害人完全操纵于股掌之中。他自称能够医治战后人们的精神创伤；他欺骗了舞蹈演员卡罗扎，又从百万富翁的儿子胡尔手中靠赌博赢得了五万马克。警方有人开始调查……

安东尼·福奎阿将执导惊悚片《街道》(The Street)，尼古拉斯·派勒吉(《好家伙》《赌城风云》)编写剧本，Tooley Entertainment、eOne、Pressman Films制作，福奎阿将担任制片人。影片背景设定在纽约和上海，其他信息未知。