When Gloucester doctor, Reuben Sawyer wins his dream house at an auction he has no idea that what he has taken on, is, in reality, closer to a deal with the devil. The manor house is haunted by a former owner named, Arthur DeMorte - a murderer and a thief.
Reuben sets to work restoring the old place but in doing so, disturbs a slew of restless spirits. One, in particular, is the spirit of Arthur DeMorte who still considers the manor, his own.
Reuben calls in, Aurora Skye, a psychic medium who tries to cleanse the manor of its unwelcome spirits but soon learns that it is not that...

Meet Mark Hopkins, he's 16 and feels like a fish out of water at school, and in his own family. Mark lives on an aging council estate in Gloucester and constantly dreams of escape. Luckily, he has a kindred spirit in the shape of his Uncle, Nathaniel Darcy, a writer who lives nearby, in Cheltenham. Mark stays over at Nathaniel's house most weekends where he gets to hear his uncle's tall tales. These serve to help to elevate him from what he refers to as his, mundane existence.

Soon, Mark discovers that Nathaniel has a particular gift, one that allows elements from his stories to appear...