In Childgrave, children are very precious - as precious as life itself.
THE NEW WORLD, 1636 - a godfearing man takes the life of an innocent child, and an act of evil echoes through the centuries.
CHILDGRAVE, NEW YORK - Jonathan Brewster has come to the remote, lonely village to find Sara, the woman he has sworn to marry. He finds her, and something which threatens to turn his soul to ice. For the town is gripped by a religious fervour which demands the ultimate sacrifice, a dark ritual to exorcise the sins of the past. And if Jonathan is to prove his love, he must make a choice that will damn him forever..