After finding animal carcasses and hearing demonic voices from her son's room, Cynthia Stanton discovers her son is possessed. After she confronts him, he disables her and goes on a killing spree. In order for her to save her own life and others, she must overcome the thought of Joshua as her son. Through her close encounters with death, she finds the truth of a life hereafter, a life where spirits linger, some helping, some destroying. After some resolution, Joe Santelli comes into her life. They are thrown into a dark situation that could lead to a world where no one is safe.