A year later, people start vanishing again. This time, it's connected to Jonathan Ashford, the corrupt former mayor who was supposed to be dead. Kane and Eleanor uncover a secret cult known as The Hollowed, worshippers who resurrected Ashford to complete an ancient ritual that the town's founders started long ago. But Ashford is just a pawn. The real horror is the entity that Blackwood once made a deal with-a dark force that has been waiting for its next sacrifice. Eleanor is marked as its chosen vessel. The Hollowed prepare to offer her to the entity, but in a final confrontation at the Blackwood graveyard, Eleanor uses a shattered artifact to trap Ashford's soul forever. The town is safe-for now. But as Eleanor walks away, the shadows whisper... suggesting the nightmare isn't over.