Miles Watley is pretty sure hes going to die of boredom when his family moves to the small town of Adams, Tennessee. The only thing that is remotely interesting to him is the Bell Witch Cave that local lore claims is haunted. While exploring the cave, he and his brother, Ryder, spot a young girl who simply vanishes into the darkness. Shortly after, weird, ghostly things start happening in his familys new house, the most perplexing of which is Ryders strange behavior and his dads mysterious illness. It becomes clear that the Watleys have something the ghost wants. It isnt their house, is it?