This book is based on true life experiences of the author, Howard O. Davis, pen name TG Davis, as he grew up in the old city of Baltimore, Maryland, where, historically, spirits abide. The story is one about three teenagers who determine to explore a haunted mansion located in the countryside. From the first time they enter the darkened doors until the last time they mistakenly end up nearly crushed against the entrance's iron gates, they are plagued by supernatural phenomenon, which they cannot explain. The old mansion seems to be calling them back to its mysterious walls repeatedly. Throughout the story, the main character, Tommy, has flashbacks to other episodes from his past, creating several other stories within the story.