With the arrival of a single letter informing them of the unexpected death of a mysterious relative from New Orleans, the uneventful, yet content, life that retired carpenter David Hutchinson and his loving wife Susan shared in a middle-class suburb of San Diego, California, was forever changed.
Cast alone into the unfamiliar world of the deep south, David soon discovers that he has inherited far more than just a historic Victorian home from the old woman—he is also the unwitting beneficiary of an ancient curse of unimaginable power.
Now, to save the lives of himself and his wife, David is forced to spurn temptation as he unravels the horrors of the past in a deadly race against time.