The Skeleton Key

"Fearing is believing."

Aug 12 2005 PG-13 1h 44m
Drama, Horror, Mystery

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

Plot

Nurse Caroline Ellis quits her job to take care of elderly Ben Devereux who had a stroke and can't talk. When she gets to his house in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, she meets Ben's wife Violet, who acts suspicious and creepy. The family's lawyer, Luke Marshall, convinces Caroline to stay. She goes to the attic and finds a secret room there full of spells, hair, and bones used to practice Hoodoo, but Violet says she has never seen this secret room. Caroline wants to help Ben, thinking that Violet has put a spell on him. She knows Hoodoo can't hurt someone who doesn't believe in it. Can Caroline save Ben, or will she end up being the one who needs to be saved?

Written by

Ehren Kruger

Directed by

Iain Softley

Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Brick Dust Productions LLC, Daniel Bobker Productions, ShadowCatcher Entertainment, Double Feature Films, MFPV Film, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

5 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
126,834
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
47
Popularity
NA