The gothic atmosphere of an old cemetery is woven from terrible secrets that the dead carry into the underworld. But sometimes these secrets can be useful to the living as well. One night, a young woman named Vera—initiated into the secrets of calling the spirits of the dead—casts a spell. And it works—now the spirit of Baroness Amalia von Thorn will serve her. Vera really wants to get married, and the baroness promises to help her. But is it worth seeking help from the dead, and even in the “hour of the dead,” when evil rules without limit?