经历了上一集令人难以置信的变故后,莱姆波特家的长子达尔顿(Ty Simpkins 饰)暂时摆脱恶灵的纠缠,而灵媒伊莉丝(林·沙烨 Lin Shaye 饰)则惨死室中,达尔顿的父亲乔什(帕特里克·威尔森 Patrick Wilson 饰)蒙受杀人嫌疑。由于警方需要继续调查他们的房子,乔什只得带着妻子兰妮(罗丝·拜恩 Rose Byrne 饰)和三个孩子暂时回到母亲劳瑞安(芭芭拉·赫希 Barbara Hershey 饰)家居中。本以为一切回归正常,但是兰妮和孩子们似乎仍在饱受恶灵的纠缠。 劳瑞安意识到事态的严重性,于是请来仅次于伊莉丝的灵媒师卡尔(Steve Coulter 饰),试图将一切恢复正常,然而事态却朝着不可预测的方向发展……
In the backwoods of Ontario lies a town called Kinmount. This little hamlet of only a few hundred residents no longer has a gas station or a school; however, thanks to the singular vision of local septuagenarian Keith Stata, what it does boast is a five-screen cinema palace and memorabilia museum—one that welcomes upwards of 50,000 visitors every summer.
Follows the horrific event that has captivated the public's attention for almost 50 years, as well as a more comprehensive narrative about Los Angeles, the American dream, and the situations in which justice might or not be effective.