In 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach is gripped by disease, famine, and an unforgiving winter. The arrival of Reverend Zacharias Engel, sent by Rome to root out diabolism, offers hope—or so it seems.
Katarin Jaspers, a maidservant with a shadowed past, finds herself drawn to the enigmatic reverend as he ignites both fervor and fear. When Zacharias names the first witch and a man is burned, the village momentarily steadies. But peace is fleeting.
A rivalry brews between Katarin and Margaretha Katz, the new midwife, as whispers of witchcraft and jealousy grow. A tragedy shatters the fragile calm, unleashing paranoia among the villagers.
As winter tightens its grip and suspicion spreads like wildfire, the pyre’s flames threaten to consume them all. Who will survive the inferno?
