-The power is out-Amy Golden has trouble getting over boys and can't help but notice the new one hanging around her part of the county. She has no idea this young man will soon save her life in a fight against ancient horrors lurking in the shadows of their own homes. -They're in our homes-In a land of retirees and grandparents, memories linger of terrible shapes in the night. Creatures that were once a nuisance are now deadly. -Someone is helping them-He needs them. They speak to him. They heal him. Hunter Kirkland can't let these creatures die.