When Harriet Barnes is found guilty of murder by a jury chaired by Roger Collins, Harriet swears vengeance on the entire Collins family — then kills herself.
Soon Celia Dalton, a guest at Collinwood, starts suffering strange spells. And each time, someone at Collinwood is violently attacked. Has Harriet Barnes taken over her spirit, making the innocent girl a blood-thirsty killer? Can Barnabas and Quentin save Celia — and the Collins family — from this menace out of the crypt?