Tarot

Seven college friends rent a castle for a weekend getaway and find an antique tarot deck in the basement. Against the basic rule of tarot — never use someone else's deck — they do readings for each other. Each person draws a card: The Hanged Man, The Tower, The Devil, The Fool, and others.

The deck belonged to an astrologer named Elise who was murdered in the castle centuries ago. The killing trapped her spirit and bound a curse to the cards: each card pulled for a person summons the creature associated with that card, which kills them in a manner tied to the card's symbolism. The Hanged Man's target is found suspended. The Tower's sends its victim plummeting from a great height. The kills are inventive and the creatures are visually distinct.

The group begins to understand what they've unleashed as friends start dying. Haley and her ex-boyfriend Grant dig into the castle's history, find records of the astrologer's murder, and piece together the logic of the curse. The only way to break it is to confront the source — Elise's spirit — at the site of her death.

Survivors dwindle. The remaining friends race to perform a ritual that will release Elise's trapped spirit and sever the curse. In the climax, they confront the castle's darkness directly, complete the ritual, and destroy the deck. The creature summonings stop. The curse is broken.

The film ends with the survivors walking away from the castle, alive, the cards ash behind them.