20世纪七十年代，罗杰（朗·里维斯顿 Ron Livingston 饰）与卡罗琳（莉莉·泰勒 Lili Taylor 饰）两夫妇带着他们五个可爱美丽的女儿，搬到了位于罗德岛哈瑞斯维尔的一幢旧宅居住。房屋虽然古旧沧桑，历史悠久，但是却让佩隆一家体会到回归田园的快乐与喜悦。谁知好景不长，接二连三的怪异事件相继出现，令女孩们惊声尖叫，也让佩隆夫妇的神经绷到极点。为此，他们辗转找到当时最负盛名的沃伦夫妇。
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.