When orphaned Michael is invited to spend Christmas with his guardian in a large & desolate country house, his instincts tell him that something is not right. First he sees a woman out in the frozen mists, standing alone in the marshes. & then there is the uneasy solitude of the house itself, where he roams the silent corridors seeking distraction. But lonely doesn&8217;t mean alone, as Michael soon discovers. The house & its grounds harbour terrible secrets, & Michael must unravel them all&8230;