The album opens with an introductory narration, describing terms of an inheritance of an old gothic mansion called Grimstone Manor.

It is here where a spirit warns the heir of caution when exploring the residence's crypt, as the house' former inhabitants, who are buried there, become active during the late hours of night and will kill anyone who visited the place, but will not harm those who learn of the secret.

A flash of lightning makes the paintings seem to be brought to life, with ghostly forms emerging from the portrait, their skeletal hands trying to reach the heir.

In the foyer of the manor where the heir entered, a curtained doorway beneath the grand staircase hides a wrought iron gate that leads to another hall.

The heir returns to the main floor to discover the foyer doors unlocked and the sun rising, and has finally survived the ordeal of the manor.