Evil returns twofold to Mariah, North Carolina. John Davidson finds himself torn and tormented by his quirky love triangle with Faith Matthews and her twin sister, Hope. What makes his situation so precarious is that their love affair occurs in two different centuries. Even more baffling is that the last time he saw Hope Matthews, she was dead, along with the town's Sheriff Angela Solomon. Mystically returning to Mariah, Hope and Angela convince John to join them on a special quest. They return to the year1867, thrust into post-civil war Mariah, a world of newly emancipated Negroes and angry white southerners. After their miraculous arrival to the past, the three newcomers soon find themselves on the run, falsely accused of murder, kidnapping and witchery. Back in the future, Faith Matthews, with the help of her eccentric family, is chosen to fight the evil gathering in Mariah. All are about to face a battle that spans the centuries, pitting light against dark, and threatening the wholesome way of life in small-town America.