Four people arrive at Hill House to unravel its secrets. Dr. Montague is an occult scholar; Theodora is his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Luke is the adventurous future inheritor of the estate; and Eleanor is a friendless, fragile young woman with a dark past. Once there they have to cope with chilling, horrifying occurrences beyond their control or understanding. What they don't know is that Hill House is gathering its powers--and soon will choose one of them to make its own.