An ordinary family moves into a small mansion in a suburban town, all the neighbors warning them about the murders and suicides that occurred in that very same house. But the parents aren't the superstitious type, and ignore the silly stories.
Until they start hearing heavy breathing in their bedrooms, the door opening and closing, footsteps up and down the stairs, voices whispering, and strange dreams. Of course, they think it's all some elaborate prank, and do not report any of it.