The last hope for humanity is hidden in the castle of the Queen of the Abyss - a fortress protected by nine gates, each with a guardian more terrifying and bloodthirsty than the last. Each guard must be appeased with a gift or defeated in a battle of wits or strength, and each is merciless and cruel.



It's all in a day's work for Belladonna Johnson. She's come to terms with the fact that she can see ghosts, she's okay with being a hero, and she's fine with having to save the world. What she's not happy about is the fact that her Grandma has gone missing, and she's being made to live in a house that doesn't exist with two creepy old age pensioners and a garden full of menacing shadows.