Eric(CorinRedgrave)isanovelistwhoseimaginationisunusuallypowerful.Whileexploringarun-downmansionintheFrenchcountryside,lookingforsitesforhisstories,hemeetsagirldressedinclothesfromanothertime.Returningtothesite,heencountersamodernwomanwhosaysheprobablymetaghost.Heisfascinatedbythesituationwhichcannotbewhatitseems.