On the night of June, 30, 1995 in Springdale, Georgia, David Conway relaxes on the balcony of his new home. The night is alive with thunder and lightning. When he spots four figures burying something in his neighbor's backyard, he takes a closer look through his telescope and discovers they're burying the dismembered body of his neighbor. Before he can phone for help, they spot him and so begins a long, drawn out night of horror. David Conway, amateur astronomer, chess enthusiast, and family man, finds himself not only battling for his life, but for the lives of his wife and five-year-old daughter. It's not a conventional battle - but with a band of rampaging Satanists - and not the sheriff, his deputies, or even the FBI - can stop them.