Barely surviving a terrifying yachting accident, Mark Sayres finds himself in a remote area of the Olympic Peninsula coast in Washington State. He has come to look for his wife, Maggie, who has been troubled by a discovery at the archaeological site where she is working. After recovering at the home of Sandra Torrel, whose mysterious husband is burdened with a disturbing family secret, Mark learns of a succession of strange events in the little town of Neah Bay that seem connected with the nearby excavation. Why are archaeologists Paul Radwick and Ken Matsamura so secretive about what may...

Shadow Coast has developed a reputation as one of the best modern ghost stories, emphasizing the atmosphere of the rugged seacoast, eerie rainforests, and small-town confines of a remote corner of the Pacific Northwest. This is a supernatural tale of horror and human relationships that brings to mind the work of Poe, Lovecraft, and Blackwood, while capturing the subtle mood of films such as The Innocents (1961) and The Haunting (1963). Here, the Olympic Peninsula coast becomes a "haunted house" like no other-one of violent history and dark Native American mythology.