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

孪生兄弟龙尼·克雷和雷吉·克雷出生后由意志坚强的母亲维奥莱特和两个姨妈抚养成人，两兄弟从小生活在女人堆里，对妇女产生了敬畏的感情。50年代，已长大成人的克雷兄弟变得冷酷无情了，喜欢暴力。克雷兄弟在伦敦接收了一个行将倒闭的弹子房，改造成一家夜总会。雷吉看上了青年姑娘弗朗西丝便和她结了婚。这引起了龙尼的妒忌。他带来姨妈罗丝的噩耗，打断了雷吉和弗朗西丝的蜜月。60 年代，克雷兄弟得到了美国下层社会匪帮的支持，吞并了了他们对立的马耳他匪帮的地盘，扩大了他们的王国。此时，弗朗西丝受到周围黑社会沉重的压力，而且不能与她的婆婆相处，她越来越神经过敏，郁郁寡欢，终于自杀了。这给雷吉打击很大，他得了抑郁症而精神崩溃。龙尼为了帮助他的弟弟从绝望中挣脱出来，两兄弟便向他们的敌人发起攻击。