As the nights draw in the Spook decides to travel to his winter house. His apprentice, Tom, hates the desolate place. There are feral witches in the cellar; menacing creatures stirring on the nearby moors and a sinister stranger threatening Tom's master.
What does the mysterious visitor want?
Is the Spook's past catching up with him?
And what dangers will Tom face if his master's secrets are revealed?
