Lord of Tears

James Findlay returns to his mother's home to settle her estate with the solicitor. He discovers that the estate includes two potential inheritances: a small, unassuming house and a sprawling mansion. The revelation unsettles his friend Allen, who is facing his own family crisis.

Letters reveal James stands to inherit two houses, a modest one and a grand mansion. He decides to move into the mansion to begin understanding the enigma of his upbringing. The choice sets him on a path toward the mansion's eerie history.

James moves into the mansion, hoping to make sense of his faint memories. He begins noticing odd signals and the mansion's labyrinth beneath the property. The house's secrets start to erode his sense of safety.

James meets Eve Turner, the beautiful American who lives nearby in renovated stables. She becomes a compelling presence as he searches for truth about his past. Their budding acquaintance draws him further into the mansion's mysteries.

James uncovers evidence of a childhood mental breakdown sparked by visions of a creature called the Owl Man. The discovery hints that the mansion's history is darker than anyone imagined. The Owl Man lurks as a looming, supernatural presence.

James learns that his parents dabbled in pagan magic to gain fortune, worshipping Moloch who grants wishes in exchange for sacrifice. The legend grows darker as the myth seems to take on a terrifying reality. The Owl Man is revealed to be Moloch in disguise.

A shocking revelation shows that James's parents took in an orphaned American girl as a nanny and murdered her in James's place. The girl is Eve, whose memories begin to awaken and shatter her innocence. The past crimes bind James and Eve to a vicious, haunted history.

With her memories unlocked, Eve becomes a menacing force bent on driving James mad with a series of attacks. James realizes the danger is tied to the house and the buried history of his family. The haunting intensifies as she lashes out.

Moloch's hold over James demands the truth: to end the haunting, Eve's bones must be found and laid to rest in the front yard. James embarks on locating the remains beneath the mansion's grounds. The act promises release but carries its own dark risks.

James locates Eve's bones and returns them to rest, freeing her soul and allowing Eve to depart with a broken farewell. The immediate haunting seems to subside, yet James remains haunted by the revelations he has uncovered. The living world feels newly estranged from the truth.

Back in the living world, James recounts the nightmare to his friend Allen. Allen reveals that Moloch appeared to him and offered to save his own father if James were sacrificed. The confession hints that a deeper price may still be required.

In a fatal confrontation, Allen poisons James to carry out the ritual and protect his own father. Allen drives his father home from the hospital and returns to the mansion, where a new skull rests in the catacombs—hinting that James's ghost has taken Eve's place and awaits another sacrifice.