一個女人，她的一個好朋友住進了哈文赫特公寓就再也沒有消息，然后杰奎琳住進這棟公寓進行調查，卻發(fā)現了這棟公寓的不為人知的歷史.....

　　A group of young men dare a classmate to reach the porch of a legendary old house, said to be haunted by the thirteen victims of a family massacre. In hopes of making a viral video they arm him with a video camera to prove he was there or to capture him fleeing in terror before even reaching the house, as others have. When he doesn't return, the guys must go in to get him. Inside they discover the truth about the house, the fate of their friend and their own fate as well.

　　結束了一段破敗的婚姻，干練自強的凱瑟琳（伊麗莎白·蘇 Elisabeth Shue 飾）帶著女兒艾莉莎（詹妮弗·勞倫斯 Jennifer Lawrence 飾）遠離芝加哥，搬到了一處位于州際公園叢林深處的房子居住。這里風光秀美，景色宜人，深得母女二人的歡心。美中不足的是，附近一處住宅四年前曾經發(fā)生慘絕人寰的殺人案件，失蹤的女兒更成為當地人口中盤桓不去的幽怨鬼魂，這一切令人不免心懷惴惴。未過多久，心情煩亂的艾莉莎結識了那戶悲劇人家幸存的獨子瑞恩（馬克斯·希爾萊耶 Max Thieriot 飾）。
　　短暫的交流讓艾莉莎隱隱從瑞恩的身上找到些許認同感，卻不知這名看似敏感纖細的男孩，心中隱藏著怎樣黑暗的秘密……