Dark Ways tells the terrifying story of Nell, a precocious ten-year old girl with a love of young adult horror books, and her father Robert, as they settle the haunted estate of Robert's deceased older brother Carlson. Nell helps her father as he goes through Carlson's strange and eerie belongings. At night though, the house reveals an unsettling presence to Nell, one that could prove to be sinister...or good. As Nell learns more about what else dwells within the dark places of the house, she realizes there is yet another presence, one so terrifying and ancient, it can only lead to unspeakable horrors.