A medical student suffering from sleep paralysis finds herself plagued by a demonic entity, after moving in with her boyfriend.

马丁（伊利亚•伍德 Elijah Wood 饰）为了追寻偶像逻辑数学家亚瑟（约翰•赫特 John Hurt 饰）的足迹，来到牛津大学深造。他发现，寄宿的房东伊格莱顿太太（安娜•玛西 Anna Massey 饰）仿佛跟亚瑟交往甚密，而她的养女贝丝（朱丽•考克…