a town trapped in the grip of spreading evilisolated on the moors of northern england the town of moonwell has remained faithful to their druid traditions and kept their old rituals alive rightwing evangelist godwin mann isnt about to let that continue and his intolerant brand of fundamentalism has struck a chord with the residents but mann goes too far when he descends into the pit where the ancient being whos been worshipped by the druids for centuries is said to dwellwhat emerges is no longer mann but a demon in manns shape and only the towns outcasts can see that something is horribly wrong slowly as the evil spreads moonwell becomes cut off from the rest of the world telephone lines become disconnected roads no longer lead out of town and the monsters power only grows and grows