吸毒成瘾凯莉·巴克奈尔（Morgana O'Reilly 饰）和同伴抢劫取款机，结果被警方抓个正着。在此之后，她被法官判处家中监禁八个月。凯莉的老家位于一处偏远小镇，母亲米莉亚（Rima Te Wiata 饰）现正和另一个男人居住。在被装上监控装置后，凯莉失去了自由，每日只能蜷缩在这幢老旧破败的房子内。某天，她听广播时意外发现母亲向电台打进了热线，米莉亚声称曾在家中的地下室见过鬼影，这让她惶恐不安。凯莉一向反感妈妈神神叨叨的言行，可是没过多少天，她便真的遭遇了一连串的奇怪事件。在法律禁止逃离的情况下，凯莉只能求助于对灵异事件感兴趣的保安员阿莫斯（格伦-保罗·瓦鲁 Glen-Paul Waru 饰）。 生死考验，迫在眉睫……
该片改编自2月tvN播出的电视剧《谤法》，讲述的是有着只要拥有某人的汉字名字、照片、随身携带物品，就能通过诅咒令其死亡能力的10代少女和充满正义感的社会部记者同躲在大企业背后的巨大恶势力展开斗争的故事。
A hardened criminal fresh out of the joint takes a job as a handyman in a dilapidated house; but the twisted horrors he finds inside are enough to send anyone running. So why does he stay? And why are so many people drawn to Penance Lane?
The film homes in on 18-year-old Alex who’s been a fan of the Arthur fantasy film series since he was a child. When his close-knit group of friends surprises him with trip to an abandoned house where the film was shot, they unwittingly walk headlong into a twisted, mortal trap. What was once a childhood dream soon turns into a very real nightmare...
