In a Victorian England, a young lawyer named Arthur Kipps finds himself trapped in a sinister stretch of his professional career. After the death of his wife, his boss sends him to a remote and desolate villa in North London to manage the affairs of a deceased client. Upon arriving at Eel Marsh House, an isolated and dilapidated Victorian mansion, Arthur soon feels an unsettling presence lurking in the fog. The atmosphere thickens as he begins to uncover the tragic history of the house's owner, a grieving woman who lost her son in an accident.
As Arthur investigates the legal documents, he starts to hear echoes of a child’s laughter and sees shadows in the corners of his vision. Terrified locals warn him to stay away from the house and its dark legacy. However, his curiosity and sense of duty drive him to delve deeper into the secrets that have remained hidden for years.
As he unravels the mystery, the presence of a spectral figure becomes increasingly threatening, revealing a cycle of pain and vengeance that has dangerous consequences for him and his family. Arthur is forced to confront his own tragedy as he struggles to escape the influence of the Woman in Black, who seeks out those who must pay for the suffering she has endured. The tension escalates in a chilling journey of psychological horror, where the past is never truly dead.