生物学博士赛斯和妻子宝莉驾车去郊外游玩，路上，他们遭遇了另一对夫妇。丹尼斯和蕾丝是一对亡命鸳鸯，他们希望偷渡墨西哥开始新的生活，但是汽车在路上抛锚。因此，丹尼斯劫持了赛斯夫妇的汽车，并将他们绑作人质。 驾驶汽车的宝莉无意中轧到一个奇怪生物，引起汽车爆胎。众人下车查看，赛斯惊奇地发现被压扁的动物竟仍有生命迹象。惶恐的他们逃到一座加油站，然而很快发现，他们正被一种长满刺的未知生物所包围……

Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town, where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.

A paranoid rabbit roams in the woods looking for a proper shelter. She encounters a mouse who turns out to be a master of shadow manipulation. They are accidentally driven into a shadow world. With the guidance of mouse, rabbit finds her way back to reality and gains internal strength.