Emily Gault arrives at the Carrell mansion determined to rekindle an old relationship with Guy Carrell| despite the disapproval of his sister| Kate. Guy overcomes
his all-consuming fear of being buried alive long enough to marry Emily but soon becomes obsessed again| building a crypt designed to guarantee that he will not fall
prey to his most dreaded nightmare. Trying to prove that he has been cured of his phobia| he opens his father's tomb and is shocked into a catatonic state. His worst
fears are realized as he is lowered into a grave and covered over| apparently never to learn that the treachery of someone very dear to him was directly responsible
for his predicament.