Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story, The Black Cat, tells of a good man slowly deteriorating into evil. Now, Robert Poe retells the story, expanding upon the dark forces that drive men to evil deeds. A vulnerable young woman claiming to be a witch arrives in Crowley Creek. Is she simply disturbed, or does she represent darker forces? John Charles Poe, town journalist and descendant of Edgar Allen, is haunted by the eerie resemblance of the events unfolding in Crowley Creek to his ancestor's classic tale. Guided by a secret cache of papers left to him by Edgar Allan Poe, he sets out to discover what is behind the outbreak of evil in his town.