An epic vampire tale unfolds in a small Massachusetts town when fourteen-year-old Scott Dugan and his tightly bonded group of misfit friends are forced to confront a newly awakened evil. At first delighted by the disappearance of the town bullies, Dugan and friends soon realize they must do battle against a growing vampire army led by the town's long dead Civil War hero. Along the way, they'll find clues in the diary of a young boy not unlike themselves, and strength in their own unique bonds of friendship.