在教授艾倫·德里斯科爾（克里斯托弗·李飾）的推薦下，一名年輕的女學生南·巴洛（維尼西亞·史蒂文森飾）前往虛構的馬薩丘斯·埃茨小鎮(zhèn)懷特伍德，對巫術進行研究。她發(fā)現(xiàn)這個小鎮(zhèn)被一個臭名昭著的女巫伊麗莎白·塞爾溫/紐利斯夫人（帕特里夏·杰西爾飾）的轉世所占據(jù)，她在17世紀被燒死在火刑柱上。為了保持她的不朽，每年都必須向女巫獻祭處女——而今年，這位學生是被選中的受害者。

In this Freudian version of the Bluebeard tale, a young, trust-funded New Yorker goes to Mexico on vacation before marrying an old friend whom she considers a safe choice for a husband. However, there she finds her dream man -- a handsome, mysterious stranger who spots her in a crowd. In a matter of days they marry, honeymoon and move to his mansion, to which he has added a win...

A young married couple become involved with another woman and must learn to navigate a three-way relationship in this funny, tenderly told love story.