Newcastle. 1988.

When reporter Phil Sturgess hears of a new rock band called Minstrel's Bargain, his life descends into horror. As the city he lives in succumbs to shocking acts of violence and murder, Sturgess begins to understand that there is something very wrong with Minstrel's Bargain. Something very wrong indeed.

With time running out for humanity, Sturgess is threatened by an age-old malevolence.

And if it is triumphant, the souls of millions will be destroyed.