When the storm came to Hollow Creek, it didn't just bring rain-it brought something back with it. On a quiet stretch of Route 66, a brutal murder shatters the calm of a small Illinois town. Deputy Rachel Hayes, still trying to prove herself in a department that doesn't trust her, is called to investigate the death of local mechanic Daniel Weaver. But what begins as a simple homicide quickly unravels into something far darker. Each clue leads Rachel deeper into a trail of buried secrets-old photographs, missing people, and a chilling legend whispered about for generations. Together with Evan Cole, a reporter desperate to revive his career, she uncovers the truth about Hollow Creek's past: a pact made in blood, a debt that demands payment every eight years, and a presence in the corn that never truly dies. As the storms return and the town begins to collapse around them, Rachel must decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to break the cycle-before Hollow Creek takes her, too.