In 1912, speeding north on a crowded delta train, Jackie's family escapes the perils of their former Mississippi home. On the journey, a recurring dark dream invades her psyche striking fear into her heart. While traveling overland by wagon, her father is attacked by a highwayman and is forced to kill or be killed. Arriving at their final destination, the family settles into an idyllic life, but gradually learns that Jackie's paralyzing recurring nightmare of the savage man who runs with wolves may be a frightening reality. They discover that many people have vanished without a trace on the Lepanto Road. Terror grips the family. Is this vicious killer really in their very midst?