Jenna's grandmother has always taken solace from her ability to communicate with family members who have recently "passed on," but Jenna's first experience isn't comforting at all. It's a desperate plea for help from her mother. A vindictive spirit is trapping souls from Haldis Notch, Vermont, intent on destroying their lives… and their afterlives. To stop the spirit, Jenna must first understand his motives, but the more she learns, the deeper she's drawn into his trap, and if Jenna falls victim, every soul in Haldis Notch will suffer the ultimate retaliation for the grievances they held in life.