斯蒂芬·金小说改编,本片为《红色玫瑰》前传,主要对前传中红玫瑰庄园的历史进行了详细的讲述。约翰是一个风度翩翩的有钱人,他爱上了美丽聪慧的爱伦,为获美人芳心,约翰送豪宅、开派对,终于获得美人芳心归。但婚后的蜜月之旅让爱伦发现原来约翰是个纵情声色、沉迷于色欲的荒淫男子。与丈夫有染的昔日女友的刺激更让爱伦痛苦欲绝,在非洲女佣和灵魂魔法的帮助下,爱伦终于狠心的将约翰送到了另外一个世界……Set at the turn of the century, this is the tale of Ellen Rimbauer who just received this mysterious mansion as a wedding gift from her new husband. Her husband is a Seattle oil tycoon who has a dark past which Ellen eventually finds out about. She becomes fearful of her husband when she learns of some disappearances of people that were close to him. Also there are some unexplained happenings at the Rose Red Mansion that might have a connection to these people who have disappeared. Now Ellen is worried she might be next.