1996

With the approach of winter over Monks Hood, Colorado, something elsesomething much coldergrows within the mountain valley community. A malevolent presence moves with the shadows and touches the lives of all who inhabit the small ranching town on the outskirts of the Routt National Forest.

Linda Westcotts arrival in Monks Hood is heralded by the death of her husband. She has come to restore balance to the lives of her children, in the serenity of the Colorado Mountains. The peace she seeks, however, is disrupted by a series of inter-connecting events which strike at thecore of Monks Hoods very foundation.

As the tendrils of circumstance close in about her, Linda Westcott finds herself trapped in the influence of an evil which ultimately threatens to purge Monks Hood of all life. Linda must find the strength to overcome her own fears and doubts, if she is to survive and protect her childrenfrom an entity defined by hatred, rage and revenge.