吉姆·梅茨勒

　　When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries. An aging American, Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce also in Mexico, befriends Gen. Arroyo and meets Harriet. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his identity secret so he can determine his own fate. Though he likes Arroyo, Bierce tries to provoke the General's anger whenever possible in an attempt to get himself killed, thus avoiding suffering through his illness. Winslow is intrigued by both Bierce and Arroyo, and the men are in turn attracted to her. She becomes romantically involved with Arroyo. When Winslow learns of Bierce's true identity (a writer whose work she has loved and respected for years), she is singlemindedly determined to fulfill his dying wish.

　　美国内布拉斯加州的玉米田，有位农夫厄尔给奇某日突然暴毙，他的儿子书亚和养子埃利于是被送芝加哥市的波特夫妇家中寄养。这一对农家兄弟开始在大都市上学，书亚很快便适应了新环境，并交了个女友玛莉亚，但埃利却开始影响他的同学，使所有的同学被他洗脑。很快地，举凡对埃利造成阻碍的成人，包括波特太太和校长诺伦神父，相继暴毙身亡，在一片混乱中，唯一保持清醒的只有书亚，他看清了埃利的狰狞面目，并在埃利想利用一种特别的玉米征服世界之前出面阻止，他能否制服这恶魔化身的弟弟？