During a school excursion to the local museum, notorious troublemaker Scott Collins has an unusual psychic encounter with an artifact—a skull. This eerie skull grants him the ability to foresee his grandmother’s death. Naturally, everyone dismisses his claim as another one of his tall tales. However, when his grandmother unexpectedly passes away, his younger sister Trish, with whom he shares a mutual dislike, is shocked to realize that Scott’s prediction was accurate. With their parents unemployed and their home nearing foreclosure, Scott, still influenced by the skull’s powers, persuades his family to take a job as caretakers of a sprawling Victorian estate in the countryside. Upon their arrival, they meet the owner, Trelawney, who appears ordinary except for his ability to communicate with Scott telepathically. Scott soon learns that the cursed skull is crucial to both of their destinies.