Greggory Briggsby, a solitary and horrendously wealthy art collector, passed away through mysterious and gruesome circumstances. To the chagrin of his greedy family, he left everything to his estranged grandson, Thomas, who was barely alive, depending on his girlfriend, Emily, so much it smothered her. When Thomas seems to find a purpose in his new gallery and allows Emily the much time she needs to work on her Art Thesis, she is all too overjoyed... until she realizes the consequences for leaving poor Thomas alone in a gallery of cursed art.