After the death of her father, Elizabeth Parker finds her life drastically changing for the worse. As her first year of college is about to begin, she is forced to move into her new home - a mansion in southern Virginia - well ahead of her mother. Though her childhood best friend Courtney is seemingly by her side to help her adjust, Elizabeth quickly realizes that Courtney is not entirely the way she remembers. In fact, she has become quite outrageous since Elizabeth last saw her. Left alone in the house, Elizabeth begins encountering the spirit of a young girl, first in her dreams and then in reality. Feeling trapped, she becomes desperate for help, but finds it in all the wrong places.