The Woman in Black is a horror film about a lawyer who is given a remote house to sell but discovers it is haunted by the spirit of a woman seeking revenge. There are many jump scares using silence and creepy music or dolls. The setting is a small, isolated village surrounded by darkness and shadows. The protagonist tries to solve the mystery of the house and woman but is unable to stop her killing children, as she is upset over losing custody of her own son and taking revenge on the village.