Dead-Clock Chasers

From the years 1693 to 1717 a story book got written. It was one about heroes of the old, gods, monsters and oh so great rulers. But as it happens, it was forgotten by the generations after it's time.

But now, we're here; at the begging of the 20th century, where an unprompted summer night an unknown phenomenon started appearing all over the many arrays of times: A few select people started seeing things that most people didn't.

These visions were all tied to 'spirits'. Be that a mere person, people's thoughts, objects that weren't actually there or even huge historical events, those few people saw it all. But things didn't stop there, as some of these things started actually appearing in the real world.
From where? Nobody really knows yet, but there is one thing for certain; something from the past is really trying to break out and into the present and become reality. Once and for all.