ArcheologistLankester Merrin is asked to go to East Africa to excavate a churchthat has been found completely buried in sand. Merrin is also anordained Roman Catholic priest who, still haunted by what he was forcedto do during World War II in his native Holland, eschews any religion orbelief. Hes fascinated by what he finds and that it dates hundred ofyears before Christianity was introduced to the area. Accompanied by ayoung priest, Father Francis, to keep an eye on the religious elementsof what they find, Merrin makes his way to the camp. There he meets ayoung doctor, Sarah and soon realizes there is an air of gloom thatenvelops the entire site. Workmen go mad and a young boy is mauled by apack of hyenas while completely ignoring his younger brother Joseph.Inside the church itself they find signs of desecration. Merrin isforced to re-examine his lack of faith and come face to face with thedevil.

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