降生于长岛的白人青年尤金·马东（拉尔夫·马奇奥 Ralph Macchio 饰）在古典吉他的吹奏上拥有极高的天分，可是他云云酷好蓝调布鲁斯，尤其对传奇黑人布鲁斯歌手罗伯特·约翰逊（蒂姆·罗斯 Tim Russ 饰）进神不已。听说约翰逊生前曾录下30首歌曲，但只有前29首流传于世。为了找到那首掉落的歌曲，他辗转找到约翰逊昔时的同伴——前布鲁斯乐队“…
A hardened criminal fresh out of the joint takes a job as a handyman in a dilapidated house; but the twisted horrors he finds inside are enough to send anyone running. So why does he stay? And why are so many people drawn to Penance Lane?
