《罪孽的代价》讲述中世纪的英国，有一个名叫尼古拉斯的牧师与一位女教徒相恋，触犯了教规，他为了逃避教会的惩罚被迫藏身在一个流浪剧团之中。不日，剧团来到一个小镇，镇上的一个女人因为实施巫术而被控犯了谋杀罪，小镇的法官已经判处她死刑。

　　某实力雄厚、背景神秘的大集团展开公开招聘，经过激烈角逐，最终有8名精英男女入围最终测试。他们被带入一间近乎全封闭的房间，在测试期间只有三条规则：1）禁止与考官和警卫交谈；2）禁止污损考卷；3）禁止离开房间。违反其中一条规则，将丧失考试的资格。应聘者面前的考卷是白纸一张，却发贸然落笔也是污损考卷的一种。在各种奇怪的规则之下，这几位精英变得手足无措，个性张扬的白人男子（卢克•梅布利 Luke Mably 饰）率先提议应试者们要共同合作，解决问题。拥有不同背景的男女看似走到一起，却不知机关暗藏其中。
　　与其说是一场激烈的就业测试，毋宁说是一场人性与智慧的大考验……

　　WRITERS RETREAT is a horror film written by Jeremy Sheldon & C.M. Taylor set on fictional Kilton Island where strangers come together to develop their writing. Mark Twain famously said: "Write what you know". But how far would you go to find material for the ultimate bestseller? At a writer's retreat on an isolated island, novelist Zandra finds herself amongst a group of strangers confronting their darkest secrets as they write. When a member of the party mysteriously disappears, Zandra fears there is a more sinister presence trapped on the island with them. WRITERS RETREAT is filmed in a classic British Hammer Horror style using the strange features of its location to create a hauntingly terrifying film with atmosphere and menace. The script delves deep into human emotions and honesty, causing the characters to ask questions about themselves that they didn't know they had and question the audience as to whether things are quite what they seem.