家族女族长哈丽雅特在95岁母亲离世后突发怪病，言行癫狂诡异，状态每况愈下。四个早已疏远的子女接到消息，纷纷赶回老宅照料。旧日的积怨与隔阂在同一屋檐下不断发酵，随着母亲的状态愈发反常，兄妹四人逐渐意识到，眼前的病症绝非普通的老年痴呆。尘封的家族秘密被一点点揭开，被唤醒的远古邪灵寄居在母亲体内，以复仇的姿态向子女们步步紧逼，整座老宅彻底沦为被诅咒的囚笼。
影片讲述麦克在儿子万圣节游行失踪一年后，与分居妻子共同追查线索，发现每年万圣节浮现的复仇之灵会绑架儿童，必须在有限时间内解救儿子以免其永困幽灵世界。
上世纪90年代，美国南方小镇的录像店女员工，始终放不下姐姐离奇失踪的旧事。一次整理库存时，她意外翻出了姐姐生前拍摄的系列纪录片《南方惊魂》，片子里记录着当地各种不为人知的民间诡异传说。随着她一集集深入观看，纪录片里的灵异内容竟开始在现实中接连应验。她顺着片子里的线索四处走访调查，试图揭开姐姐失踪的真相，却一步步触碰到小镇尘封多年的黑暗秘辛，那些只在口耳相传里的恐怖存在，已经悄悄盯上了她。
Four college students venture to a storied haunted house over night. The goal is simple, obtain research for a paper they are writing on urban myths and legends. A caretaker, played by Richard Grieco, greets them and offers to share the tale of the home's tragic beginnings. As events unfold, the group starts to understand there's more to the stories than they first believed. Friendships and motives are questioned. The gentle caretaker's role is brought into questions. When tragedy strikes, they finally understand that Sanctus House is more than myth.
美国中西部的一个小镇正在庆祝建镇300周年，庆祝活动包括万圣节舞会和玉米迷宫。去年万圣节前夜，哈德利·布里格斯曾遭受前男友的残忍袭击，侥幸生还，而她的前男友也因此锒铛入狱。然而现在，一系列新的谋杀案接连发生，蒙面凶手用受害者的肢体制作令人毛骨悚然的装饰品。— sysawyer
After being bullied at school, a pregnant teen's family sets out to move from the city to the countryside, unexpectedly revealing a coveted secret of her past that threatens the fresh start they seek.
