Berlinger and Sinofsky's documentary about a gruesome triple murder in West Memphis, Arkansas and the subsequent trials of three suspects, takes a hard look at both the occult and the American justice system in 'small-town' America. Three teenagers are accused of the horrific crime of killing three children, supposedly as a result of their involvement in Satanism. However, as the film demonstrates things are far more complex that they first appear, as it sets out to explore prejudice and the price we pay to be different.