The Crone is part of a Japanese horror project which also includes Norio Tsurutas Talk to the Dead and Koji Shiraishis Cult. Ayane, Nanami, and Mayuko are members of a new 3-member idol group called Jersey Girl. One day theyre invited to appear on a television show about the paranormal where theyll visit an abandoned nursing home in the mountains to see which one of them is the bravest and document their experiences. However, as soon as the girls arrive, they begin to to have strange paranormal experiences. Before long, they begin to turn on each other as the stress of the situation overtakes them.