Pirms atlaišanas no darba Lerijs Krauns (Toms Henks) strādāja kādā lielā kompānijā. Tagad, īsti nezinot, ko iesākt tālāk, Lerijs dodas uz vietējo koledžu, lai sāktu visu no jauna. Koledžā viņš pievienojas jautrai kompānijai un negaidīti iemīlas vienā no pasniedzējām - Mersedesā (Džūlija Robertsa), kurai jau sen ir zudusi kaislība gan pret savu darbu, gan savu vīru.

Carefree and desperate to avoid any responsibility, Jessica, a college student, visits a yard sale to buy a gift for her best friend. However, the music box she brings home is haunted by a vicious demonic entity eager to feed off the lives of all who hear the box's melody. After her best friend takes her own life, Jessica seeks the aid of two ghost hunters, but they too find themselves out of their depth. Desperate to free herself of the cursed box, she searches for the box's origin only to find that true evil begins with best of intentions.

Meghan and Jenny from yardsalebloodbath.com make the rummage/estate sale rounds

Travel down U.S. Highway 127 from Michigan to Alabama and meet the people at the world’s longest yard sale—an annual four-day, 690-mile exchange of not only goods, but also stories.