It's All Hallows' Eve and Lyra Jacobs ventures out into the bayou as she always does?to tend the graves of those gone before her and to honor the lost souls of her great family. The derelict site is usually undisturbed, but tonight she finds herself accosted by three men with malintent on their minds.

Mercifully Lyra is not without a champion. A great stone gargoyle guarding the little graveyard awakens, coming to life upon hearing her pleas.

Grateful for her salvation, she feels compelled to repay her life debt ... but Lyra may find herself burdened with more than she bargained for when the ancient creature expresses his true gothic desires!