In 1979, a walk in the woods turns out to be a deadly mistake for single mother Marie Huckins; then, 20 years later, her daughter, Patricia, finds herself following in the same fateful footsteps.

Young love leads 15-year-old Jessica Keen down an increasingly rebellious path that culminates in a night of grave and unfathomable terror in rural Madison County, Ohio.

When Lisa Holden has a baby, gets married and then moves to an isolated home in rural Ben Wheeler, TX, it triggers a long, inexplicable estrangement from her family. But at the root of this painful divide lies something far more evil than her family could ever imagine.