本片根据霍利•布莱克(Holly Black)及托尼•迪特里奇(Tony DiTerlizzi)的同名畅销小说改编。单亲母亲格蕾丝(玛丽-路易斯•帕克 Mary-Louise Parker 饰)带着双胞胎儿子贾里德与西蒙(弗莱迪•海默尔 Freddie Highmore 饰)和大女儿马洛丽(莎拉•伯格 Sarah Bolger 饰)搬入斯派特维克祖居,竟碰到一系列怪事。贾里德在独自调查过程中发现了楼顶阁楼中伯祖母父亲阿瑟•斯派特维克(大卫•斯特雷泽恩 David Strathairn 饰)的精灵探索指南。尽管书表皮有一纸警告,贾里德还是阅读了指南,随后便看到了书中描述的精灵之一,棕精灵辛伯来泰克(马丁•肖特 配音)。辛伯来泰克警告贾里德不能把书拿到斯派特维克祖居保护圈外,以防恶灵莫格拉斯(尼克•诺特 Nick Nolte 饰)将指南据为己有,加害其他精灵。但莫格拉斯的手下已得知指南重见天日的事实,并错抓了西蒙。为了保护指南及家庭,三兄妹必须与莫格拉斯展开殊死搏斗……
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In a three-part series, Andrew Graham-Dixon looks back at 19th century Britain and its obsession with all things Gothic. The series explores how an inspired group of architects and artists spurned the modern age, turning to Britain’s medieval past to create some of Britain’s most iconic works and buildings. Inspired by the tumultuous Industrial Revolution, John Ruskin was among those who created architectural wonders, using the cutting edge of technology to create a brand-new British style of architecture. While in art and literature, the Gothic allowed Horace Walpole, Bram Stoker and Dickens to capture the terror, weirdness and social ills that plagued Victorian Britain. 喜了小心肝后续落雪莹见自己母亲来了,急忙站起来,小跑过去挽住她的胳膊。这时杨天也站了起来,急忙行晚辈礼。