没有任何人气的鬼怪小说作家严冬自命不凡，虽然专写灵异题材，但是却从不相信世上有鬼。他的经纪人兼好友包劲希望他能尽快写出真正恐怖且吸引人的作品，为此和他打赌世上到底有没有鬼。两人来到乡下，在专门为他人做法事的三姐的庵堂住了下来。三姐的徒弟们活泼三八，独有沉默的阿乐不与众人为伍。阿乐自幼拥有天眼，能够看到另一个世界的众生，为了不惹麻烦上身而小心回避他们。另一方面，严冬在包劲和女孩们的帮助下终于见到了鬼，却险些吓破胆，关键时刻多亏阿乐相救。 自此之后他们越来越熟，而见鬼的日子也越来越多，盘桓在人间的众生希望借助他们得到超度……
A group of young men dare a classmate to reach the porch of a legendary old house, said to be haunted by the thirteen victims of a family massacre. In hopes of making a viral video they arm him with a video camera to prove he was there or to capture him fleeing in terror before even reaching the house, as others have. When he doesn't return, the guys must go in to get him. Inside they discover the truth about the house, the fate of their friend and their own fate as well.
该片编剧为法雷利和《绿皮书》的联合编剧Brian Currie及Pete Jones(《嘿咻卡》)，改编自纪实书《The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War》，讲述John "Chickie" Donohue的真实故事：越南战争时期的1967年，26岁的前美国海军陆战队成员Donohue从纽约出发，去越南寻找正在当兵的三个儿时好友，给他们送去啤酒。
