波士顿郊外的新英格兰,一幢古老的房子废弃破败。传说很久之前,一位名叫弗莱德斯坦的科学家住在这里,他曾抓狂杀害自己的妻女,从此变成了一个吃人肉为生的恐怖僵尸,存活已有上百年。虽然这些传说有些荒诞无稽,但这幢房子却是散发着不祥的气息,诸多居住于此的人最终都遭遇了不幸。 因工作的缘故,小男孩鲍伯(Giovanni Frezzi 饰)随父母搬到弗莱德斯坦博士的房子里。此搬入那天开始,怪事及恐怖事件便接连发生。而鲍伯的父亲(Paolo Malco 饰)在研究疯狂科学家的生平时,也逐渐发现了其中的秘密……In New York, Dr. Norman Boyle assumes the research about Dr. Freudstein of his colleague Dr. Petersen, who committed suicide after killing his mistress. Norman heads to Boston with his wife Lucy Boyle and their son Bob to live in an isolated house in the woods that belonged to Dr. Petersen. Bob befriends the girl Mae that only he can see and she warns him to leave the house. Soon his parents hire the mysterious babysitter Ann and creepy things happen in the house, When Bobby goes to the basement, his parents discover the secret of the house.