Jonathan McAllister's grisly family history has made him a legendary story-teller at parties. And perhaps it was the sight of those enthralled audiences hanging on to his every word that motivated him to immortalize those stories in what was sure to be a New York Times bestseller. Convinced that he needs to be there in person in order to properly tell his tale, he journeys halfway around the world to visit the supposedly cursed farmhouse in which the gruesome murders took place, to walk in the footsteps of his ancestors. But what he uncovers will turn his entire life upside-down.