A contemporary Gothic tale of blood, sex and corruption. *** Ankerita died in an arcane ritual, but a promise she made to a witch from the sixteenth century forces her to return, unwittingly opening a portal into the realm of demons, and reawakening the Strangers from their millennia of sleep. *** The spectre of ancient evil now asserts its malign influence as the country is torn apart by shocking events. Only Ankerita can tackle the menace and attempt to release the victims from its thrall. *** In a race against time, the Doomsday Bell continues to toll, calling the Strangers with the Eyes of Men back into their unending conflict from millennia ago. ***