The ghosts of Moningsbury love causing trouble. Especially when the big mansion, Highhill House, is up for sale. Keeping them in check is The Mist, a mysterious figure who protects the villagers. When one of the ghosts discover that The Mist isn't dead like they are, he has his work cut out. Suzan Lumpton is new to Moningsbury. Employed as a gardener at Highhill House, she realizes she can see the dead. And when she finds out the house is being sold, she will do anything she can to keep her job.