人过中年的莎拉•坎贝尔(Virginia Madsen 弗吉尼娅•曼德森 饰)生活幸福美满,丈夫皮特(Martin Donovan 饰)工作努力,三个孩子聪明可爱。然而一场灾难突然降临,他们的儿子迈特(Kyle Gallner 饰)患有癌症。夫妇俩想尽一切办法,只求爱子能逃离死神的魔掌。 在得知康涅狄格州绍辛顿拥有治疗癌症的有效方法时,他们不惜将全家搬到当地。但似乎厄运反而变本加厉。自从搬进这所房子后,迈特和两个弟妹就经常看到恐怖的幻象。随着灵异事件不断发生,莎拉终于了解到,他们所居住的房子曾经是一个停尸房…… 本片根据真实事件改编。Charts one family's encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover. Now terror awaits when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the dead, returns to unleash horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family.