On a wild, stormy night in Kansas, a young man and woman find shelter at an isolated inn, where they encounter a weak old woman and her ghostly pale son who hides in dark corners. Their uncomfortable calm breaks when the house's previous owner breaks in, hunting for secret papers and revealing a story of killing and revenge carried out by vengeful spirits.

Lawyer Dave Morton sits alone in his dark office, troubled by the death of a pretty young married woman. He learns that the killer who got away with murder was one of three men who attacked her. Dave becomes obsessed with getting revenge, which puts both his own life and the life of the man he wants to help in serious danger.