In the African American neighborhood of Sag Harbor, Charles Blakey is out of work, out of luck and on the verge of foreclosure on his ancestral home. A knock on the door from mysterious businessman Anniston Bennet brings a bizarre and lucrative proposition; rent his dusty stand-up basement out for the summer and receive enough money to clear his debts for good. Once Charles accepts, he finds himself led down a terrifying path that confronts his family’s ghosts and locks the men in a terrifying puzzle, at the heart of it race, the source of their traumas and the root of all evil.

Charles Blakey est un afro-américain vivant à Sag Harbor sur le point de perdre sa maison ancestrale lorsqu'un étrange homme d'affaires, blanc, lui propose de louer son sous-sol pour l'été. Il est prêt à payer 50 000 dollars. Cette proposition lucrative entraîne Charles sur un chemin terrifiant...