Mo (Brendan Fraser) and his daughter Meggie have the ability to bring storybook characters to life just by reading aloud. The gift backfires in a big way when Mo accidentally summons Capricorn, the evil antagonist of the novel ``Inkheart.'' Mo and Meggie must find a way to send Capricorn back to his literary realm, but the task will not be easy, for Capricorn likes his new world and will not leave it voluntarily.