In a world where the veil between the living and the dead has been torn asunder, a wave of large - scale paranormal horrors has swept across the globe. Countless people have met their untimely ends or vanished into thin air, triggering a series of social upheavals. Governments have declared no - go zones, and the United Nations has called for the abolition of the death penalty in a desperate attempt to stem the tide of this otherworldly chaos.