After being plagued by possession all his life, Kyle Barnes lives in self-imposed exile in his childhood home in the small town of Rome, West Virginia. Despite the objections of his sister, Megan, Kyle is determined to lead a solitary life, believing he has brought pain to his family. But circumstances intervene when the town is rocked by the possession of a young boy. Kyle reluctantly joins forces with a local reverend to help the child, whose circumstances mirror events in Kyle's own past.