Agolemcreatedtoassassinateacriminalin1856isreawakenedinthepresent...intentontargetinghisvictim’sinnocentdescendants.Whentreasurehuntersexcavatethelong-lostwreckofthesteamshipArcadiafromaKansascornfield,aburiedcreatureawakens-amindlessassassinofaccursedearth,shapedlikeamanthoughinnowaymortal,createdtokillaslavetraderin1856.Withtheoriginaltargetlongdead,themonstersetsitssightontheman’sclosestsurvivingdescendant...aburned-outITtechniciannamedBenMiddleton.NothingcouldhavepreparedBenforthehorrornowaimeddirectlyathislackadaisicallife.Butheisn’tonlybeingchasedbythemonster,andit’snotjusthisownlifeindanger.Benmustpullhimselftogethertonotonlysavehimself,buthisestrangedteenageson,Charley.Yetwhoarethemysteriouspeoplechasinghim,andhowdoyoustopa150-year-oldmonsterwithno’Off’switch?
