Trapped in a disabled van, Dan Stark finds himself surrounded by darkness concealing his enemy and igniting his imagination. A supernatural presence that, for years, had hovered on the fringe of his awareness also looms outside; as real as the black night engulfing that deserted country road, and as real as Mack, a demented psychopath, and his cohorts closing in on Dan’s hapless traveling acting troupe.

Dan Stark, theatre impresario and actor, and his beautiful actress girlfriend, Valerie, planned on spending the weekend in the wilds of The Big Thicket looking for Max, Dan's wayward German Shepherd. Their plans are abruptly interrupted when, instead, they encounter a psychotic killer and the legendary Saratoga Ghost Light... rising out of the impenetrable swamp.

Angel Bobby Dollar sets out to rescue his girlfriend Casimira, who is being held hostage in the netherworld by the demon Eligor, while also trying to elude an undead psychopath named Smyler.

Psychology student Olivia Eriksen's family is notorious among true-crime buffs. Faced with a legacy of psychopathy that spans generations, Olivia has spent much of her academic life trying to answer one chilling question: Nature or nurture? Although she's kept a safe distance from her blood relatives for years, Olivia agrees to attend a weekend reunion. After all, her fiancé is eager to meet his future in-laws, and the gathering may give her a chance...