Godfrey Halfacre, a young man and the new head of House Halfacre, returns home to take over the family business. With an unwavering confidence and a good moral compass, Godfrey intends to run the family differently from his ancestors. Yet with his arrival begins the killings of a grim monster, born of the sins of the past. In the desperate hunt for the beast, Godfrey will soon learn that an Empire born of blood will only ever know more blood.