A free, modern and rebellious woman, Aliénor de Canterville was damned, doomed to haunt a castle in Britain after she committed suicide broken-hearted. Centuries later, while she continues to deter potential new owners by terrifying them with the help of her faithful servant Gwilherm, Aliénor meets her match: the Otis family, who have arrived from Paris determined to take possession of the castle. Only Virginia, 15, regrets the purchase. And to convince her parents to return to the big city, she joins forces with Aliénor, teaching her how scare people from the nineteenth century ...

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