Kremenchuk on the Dnieper, Ukraine, 1854: After the death of young Nikolay, not only does the body disappear without a trace, but it also seems that a death curse now hangs over the room where he died. Did Nikolay's mother, the old Mataphka, make a secret pact with devilish forces and curse the estate? The son of the house owner decides to get to the bottom of the matter, putting himself in deadly danger.