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.