Fleeing her abusive ex, Jess hires a fishing boat captain to take her across Lake Superior to a new life in Canada. When an accident leaves her washed up on shore, she’s taken in by a reclusive lighthouse keeper. As Jess is nursed back to health, she realizes she’s wandered into another trap altogether.

故事设定在20世纪50年代在意大利托斯卡纳一处偏僻的别墅。艾米莉亚·克拉克在片中饰演一名叫Verena的护士，被聘来照顾因失去生母而不再开口说话的少年继承人，希望帮助他恢复沟通。 但随着Verena对少主的一步步观察，她开始发现不妥，似乎有一种强大而诡秘的诅咒在控制着这个小孩子，而这份诅咒正是来自别墅中的一面石墙。