Elizabeth Murdock is absolutely in love with the old Edwards home in the small town of Brettinger, Tennessee. As an artist, she is excited to capture the area's natural beauty through her camera lens. However, Allan Murdock has kept a few minor details from his wife, knowing she would never willingly move into a "murder house."


The truth about their new, beautiful home goes far beyond what Allan knows, though. Something unnatural has come to Brettinger. A creature lives along the edge of the woods. It is a dark figure, imagined in the twist of branch and bush-a thing of myth, seeking vengeance and using the citizens of Brettinger to exact its final, bloody revenge.


After digitally capturing an odd image on her camera, Elizabeth's excitement is short-lived, as only the crazy neighbor, Angelina Buscold, will admit to seeing a figure standing among the pines. Angelina saw the same figure when she was just a child and now knows she needs Elizabeth's help or no one in Brettinger will be saved from the Shadowman.