Having recovered from a shattering emotional breakdown, college professor Ben Marshall relocates to the countryside with his wife and young son, hoping for a fresh start. With a new job and a new home, Blackwood, things seem to be going his way. But Blackwood is far from a peaceful, rural escape, as Ben is haunted by visions that seem to connect to the house's previous owner, Mrs Warner, an artist whose disturbed paintings litter the house. As Ben begins to dig into the disappearance of a local woman and her missing son, he is led into investigating a troubled gamekeeper and the local vicar. The arrival of Ben's old friend and fellow academic, Dominic, serves only to awaken buried feelings and past rivalries. Is Ben fated to solve the mystery of Blackwood and save his family before time runs out?