Alexander hadn’t been back to his shabby hometown for a long time, and there were reasons. As a child, together with his friend, he experienced something terrible there—something that haunted him in nightmares for many years. But selling his grandmother’s apartment brings him back, so he can once again test his nerve. What happened on the collective farms thirteen years ago? What kind of animal-headed idols crawled out of the ground, and why did everyone who dared ask them for help disappear without a trace? Alexander thought that the worst thing that could happen to him had already happened—until he turned out to be a decisive figure in the struggle with the very real demon.