菲利普，一个孤独的校对者，被困在他的公寓里，不敢离开，被一个未知的邪恶势力折磨，在过去的两年里一直囚禁其中

When six-year-old Sophie is tragically orphaned guardianship is assigned to her estranged aunt Annabelle. The two move into a large, eerie, Victorian house where Sophie unearths a locked wooden box with a strange symbol drawn on it. Desperate to connect with her niece Annabelle pries the lock open revealing a beautiful music box. Each time the music box is wound and replayed it's surprisingly chilling melody plays slightly longer, captivating Sophie even more. When the music box begins affecting Sophie's behavior and health Annabelle seeks the aid of a child psychologist and clairvoyant who soon discover the music box is possessed by an evil spirit who seeks to haunt Sophie and destroy Annabelle. As the haunting intensifies time begins to run out and Annabelle finds herself racing against the music box's melody to defeat the spirit before the last note plays.

1908年圣诞节是墨西拿（Messina），地中海最富裕的商人城市之一。彼得（Peter）是一个富有的英国家庭的13岁儿子，因对儿童，动物和仆人的残酷而臭名昭著。一天晚上，他被伏击，并在该市哥特式公墓的地下棺材中醒来，被埋葬以报复一名仆人男孩从其母亲的屋子中对他的残酷对待。当一场强烈的地震将墨西拿夷为平地时，彼得被困住了，他的下落被遗忘了。直到一个世纪之后，一位英国考古学家和他的女儿才到达这座城市。