When six-year-old Sophie is tragically orphaned guardianship is assigned to her estranged aunt 嗄nnabelle. 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 嗄nnabelle 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 嗄nnabelle 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 嗄nnabelle. 嗄s the haunting intensifies time begins to run out and 嗄nnabelle finds herself racing against the music box's melody to defeat the spirit before the last note plays.