Crimson Matthews, a repentant-but-violent ex-con, believes he's found a path to redemption by odd-jobbing on Penance Lane. Unfortunately, Matthews' work leads him to unearth an unspeakable evil... and discover just how far a dying town will go to bury its past. Now, Matthews has every reason to fear that the dilapidated old house will prove to be not only his latest prison -- but his tomb.