Monsieur Baudelaire is a man who is feared by all the town's people. They believe he is the devil himself and drinks the blood of children. Parents tell their kids horrifying stories of him at night so that their children won't misbehave. Some things that they say about him may be true, but other things might not be. Loucas Laurent is a young man, living in the small town of Peillon. After hearing all these stories about The Monsieur of Night and Melancholy, he decided to see if they were true. After reaching the castle where Monsieur Baudelaire lives, he got a sick feeling about it all. Will he discover the truth or will he get more than he bargained for?