The young Viagard family buys a beautiful mansion in the suburbs of Paris, but they have no idea that the former owner of the house, Catherine Loval, left a surprise for the new residents. During renovations, an iron box with an ancient skeleton inside is discovered in the garden. Shocked, Adam and Victoria want to get rid of the find, but the skeleton suddenly comes to life and tells them its dramatic story. The Viagard couple decides to help their new friend Paul, the grandson of the greatest writer Michel Bonnard, regain his flesh and find his runaway wife, who has taken possession of the ring of life and youth. However, the innocent decoration is fraught with a terrifying essence - to take away the vitality of anyone who wears a pair of it...