When Arthur Marsh inherits his aunt's house, he expects nothing more than a long-desired financial stability.

But the ancient ebony frame on an otherwise unremarkable picture exerts a strange attraction on the young man, and soon his personality begins to change. An ancient secret comes to light, and with it a chance at salvation, but also of fire and death...

A new adaption of "Five Children & It" and "The Railway Children" author Edith Nesbit's classic ghost stories marking the 100th year since the author's death.