Angie and Evan locate a chest hidden in the walls of their new house. Inside, they discover a strange black candle wrapped in cloth. It never dawns on them that a simple candle could hold a horrible secret that would place the world in mortal danger. As soon as they light the candle, their small town becomes hell on earth. Creatures lurk in the darkness, stalking them at every corner. Things claw their way up from the trenches, and a dark and powerful entity re-emerges. Angie and Evan are forced to take on a growing army, one that had been entombed just below the earth's surface. They're ravenous from being trapped and looking for vengeance from the bloodline of those who trapped them below.