After the death of her father, Lydia and her daughter Astrid and stepmother Delia return to their old home in the town of Winter River. When Astrid discovers a model of the town in the attic, Lydia has to tell her about Beetlejuice, a mischievous and extremely unpleasant ghost whose name must never be said three times. But the girl's curiosity takes over - she opens a portal to the afterlife. Beetlejuice begins to terrorize the living again.