Rufus Sinclair dies leaving a will vowing to return from the grave and wreak terrible vengeance on his family if certain conditions surrounding his death and burial are not observed; for his long-suffering wife Abigail, he predicts death by fire; eldest son Bruce is promised a violent death by disfiguration; the next son, Philip is informed he will die by suffocation; and Philip's wife Vivian will drown. Several days after the reading of the will by family attorney James Benson, the body of Rufus vanishes from its crypt, and the chain of retribution prophesied by ol' Rufus begins.
—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>