Jeremy Cooper

The story of Lehi and his wife Sariah and their four sons: Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. Lehi leaves Jerusalem because he prophesied unto the people concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, and they sought his life. He journeys into the wilderness with his family. He sends Nephi and his brethren back to Jerusalem after the brass plates and the family of Ishmael. The sons and daughters of Lehi marry the sons and daughters of Ishmael. They take their families and continue into the wilderness. Ishmael dies in the wilderness. They come to the sea. Nephi's brethren rebel against him. He confounds them, and builds a ship. They cross the sea to the promised land in the Americas. Lehi dies in the promised land. Nephi's brethren rebel against him again. Nephi departs again into the wilderness.

Savannah lawyer Rick Magruder is at a party celebrating his courtroom victory defending a cop killer when a member of the catering staff, Mallory Doss, discovers her car has been stolen. Having had a few drinks, Magruder offers to give her a lift home, a decision that turns into a one night stand. Rick soon learns that her nut-case father, Dixon, seems to have begun threatening her again. Rick puts the force of his law firm behind Mallory, who he barely knows, has Dixon picked up by the police, and subpoenas the girl's belligerent ex-husband, Pete, to testify against the old man. Dixon is put away in an asylum. However, he soon escapes, putting the lives of everyone who conspired against him in jeopardy.

画家であり、小説家でもあるP・リドリーの初監督作品。1950年代、アイダホ。小麦畑の広がる田舎に育った8歳のセスは、ある日友達のイーブンとキムと共に一人暮らしの謎めいたイギリス人女性ドルフィンにいたずらをし、母に叱られて謝りに行かされた。鯨の骨や古いモリが飾られた異様な雰囲気の家の中で、自殺した夫の髪の毛や歯をドルフィンに見せられたセスは、たまたま父が読んでいた本からの連想で彼女を吸血鬼と思い込む。その翌日、イーブンの死体がセスの家の井戸の中から発見された……。