Dark and forbidding, sensual and violent - truth lies drowning in a sea of iniquity.

In the ninth and final festival of the South-East Queensland circuit, Excalibur will be presenting this gripping and chilling multi award-winning period drama at the Brisbane Arts Drama Festival.

As a cold Spring dawns on Castle Cachtice in the Carpathians in the year 1584, what burns in the heart of this regal stronghold is a secret that is so malevolent it will stay with you forever.