James Nalitz

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

Everyone is dying to meet their beautiful new neighbor. But soon after the mysterious young widow moves into the quiet, little town of Wilton, people start to die in bizarre and gruesome ways. Following the trail of blood leads the local paper editor and town's physician towards the lovely, lusty Claire Amworth. But her spell has cast its shadow over a photographer named Jed who will stop at nothing to defend her. Now the pair must find a way to rid the town of its most beloved resident.

Lucy and her friends enjoy riding horses in the peaceful rolling hills of the Virginia countryside. On a solo horse ride, Lucy falls from her horse. She is "rescued" by her new neighbor, the Foreign Count "Klaus Vogul". The count becomes obsessed by the sultry Lucy and all of her friends. As Lucy starts behaving strangely and becomes ill, an old-time Southern Doctor is called in to diagnose and treat her. As the Doctor intervenes, Count Vogul attempts to lure them into a wave of living death. Will they all fall prey to the Count's perverse plans?