《鬼入侵》是雪莉·杰克遜同名經(jīng)典小說的現(xiàn)代改編版，講述了在美國最有名的鬼屋中長大的五個兄弟姐妹的故事。成年后，他們因為最小的妹妹的自殺而重新聚到一起，迫使他們最終面對與自身過往有關(guān)的鬼魂，一些潛伏在他們的心中，還有一些潛伏在這幢著名的山之屋（Hill House）的陰暗處。

商人錢大海（鄭則仕飾）在公司與家里，都是一言堂！大海認(rèn)定兒子錢繼來（曹永廉飾）能力不足，一直用高壓手段逼他進步。情人洪玫瑰（樊亦敏飾）多年來明示暗示，大海亦未答允給她名份。女兒錢有方（傅嘉莉飾）背著父親創(chuàng)業(yè)，大海覺得有方叛逆，使計侵吞其心血。大海遭綁架，獲公司職員趙一鳴（冼靖峰飾）相助脫困。大海有感身邊人都有嫌疑，遂住進一鳴家，要他暗中調(diào)查；怎料一鳴之父趙子勇（蕭正楠飾）竟是有方前男友，當(dāng)年被大海棒打鴛鴦。大海向來視金錢比親情重要，想法卻隨著與一鳴的相處，有所改變……

　　During the summer, Pacey and Audrey rocked Los Angeles and spent time with her next door neighbors, the Osbournes, and Jack Osbourne even tags along with them to interview at Worthington. Jen spent her time in New York and got ecstatic to learn her parents are separating. Jack got dumped by Eric, but got over it. Joey spent her summer in Capeside doing a lot of reading, working and romancing. On their first week back at Boston Bay College, Jen is shocked to run into find that Grams Ryan has decided to go back to school. At Worthington, Joey experiences nothing but bad luck when she decides to enroll in an intermediate writing class taught by the liberal, but manipulative and cynical, Professor Greg Heston who does not hesitate to ridicule and embarrass Joey in front of the class with her lack of knowledge of the current book topic. Pacey and Jack move out of Grams' house and Pacey tries to get the perfect apartment, owned by a feisty, punk rock British woman, named Emma Jones, who works as a waitress in the local bar Hell's Kitchen. Also, Dawson is working on a new movie, a horror film titled "Wicked Dead" with him as the assistant director and the hack Todd Carr as director. When he finally gets together with Joey, he is the only one to have remembered her 20th birthday.

　　Joey begins her first day at Worthington University where she is struggling in her beginners writing class taught by Professor David Wilder who criticizes her first essay about her and Dawson. Audrey Liddell, Joey's brash new roommate from Beverly Hills, proves to be more of an annoyance than a friend with her wild and crazy personality. Dawson, who's continuing his studies at USC with an internship in Hollywood, begins his job on a shaky start when he meets Todd Carr, an arrogant, egocentric, hack film director who gives Dawson a hard time. Meanwhile, Jen pays Pacey a visit, who's lying low as he docks his yacht in Boston Harbor after sailing away the summer. At nearby Boston Bay College, Jen and Jack are invited to their first fraternity party. They persuade Joey to come along with Audrey who seems to get along with Jen and Jack, much to Joey's surprise. Also, Jen meets Charlie, a bass player. She is rude to him, insulting him away, but deep inside feels strongly attracted to him.