青年建筑师Ray（方中信 饰）带妻子May（舒淇 饰）及5岁儿子子路(谭竣浩 饰)搬进新家的翌日傍晚，就有怪事发生，May带着子路在天台花园玩耍时，看到子路被强大力量离奇扯出天台，坠楼失踪。接着，May又频频听到小孩寻找母亲的哭叫声，更恐怖的，是家中无论子路的玩具还是衣衫都先后离奇失踪。 在警察的帮助下，Ray和May知晓导演这一切的，是躲藏在他们背后的神秘“怪物”（林嘉欣 饰）。而在与“怪物”争夺儿子的过程中，Ray和May渐渐了解到，神秘“怪物”在丑陋可怖的外表下掩藏着一个不为人知的辛酸故事。

May's son has gone missing, and in order to win him back, the devoted mother is going to have to face her worst fears as she navigates a treacherous maze of incomprehensible evil. If she can make it out alive, she might just get a second chance at motherhood. If she falls prey to the darkness that surrounds her, however, she will suffer a fate worse than death as she is forced to confront every mother's worst nightmare.