When Lilith Crowley dies of smallpox in 1906, her heartbroken, cultist father, Aleister, vows to resurrect his daughter's soul . . . no matter what it takes. Steeped in black magic and a century later, Aleister has found the perfect receptacle for his lost child's soul in an unsuspecting young girl. He'll replace that girl's soul with the soul of his daughter, but he'll need help. Summoning hell itself, and his dark god, for some of the worst fiends in history-Jack the Ripper, Clementine Barnabet, Albert Fish, and Belle Gunness-Aleister, with his other daughter, the witch Cora, place these demented souls into living dolls to do their bidding. Now, there's just the simple matter of eliminating all those who stand in their way.