Growing up in a small town, Charlie, Alex and Nick weren't the most popular kids around after they formed "The Elite Monster Unit". Chasing notorious, mythical legends and ghosts was exciting to them, not "cool" to the other kids around. So they lived their lives on the outside of the "in"…

本片聚焦于1920年代的早期好莱坞，电影工业从默片发展到有声电影时代的过渡时期。本片聚焦于一对男女主角的事业与情感，并追随了这一时期其他三位虚构角色的起起落落；他们都有各自的历史原型。