十九世纪末,残暴的地主Seamus Laurent屠杀了一个罗姆人部族,给他的家庭和村庄带来了诅咒。在接下来的日子里,镇民们被噩梦所困扰,Seamus的儿子Edward失踪,一个男孩被发现被谋杀。当地人怀疑是野生动物,但来访的病理学家约翰-麦克布赖德警告说,森林里潜伏着更邪恶的存在。In rural 19th-century France, a mysterious, possibly supernatural menace threatens a small village. John McBride, a pathologist, comes to town to investigate the danger -- and exorcise some of his own demons in the process.