At a ski resort in Aspen, Colorado, Carmen and Hwen are stalked by a deadly, protean servant of Master Darque looking for a reservoir of necromantic power to feed on.

Dr. Mirage and Carmen are pursued by a necromantic parasite created by Master Darque to an explosive confrontation inside an abandoned silver mine. Can Hwen defeat a being of pure necromantic energy -- and stop thinking of Carmen's ex-husband -- before being eaten alive?

Dr. Mirage investigates a mass disappearance from a New York subway train. The Deathsmith has arrived! A demon with the power to mold flesh, and it's come looking for Carmen. But before Hwen can challenge this monstrous adversary he must first survive dinner with the in-laws!

To distract her from their marital frustrations, Carmen takes on a consulting job investigating a possessed man. In the mean time, Dr. Mirage's mother decides now is the perfect time to visit her son. How will Dr. Mirage be able to break the news to his mother that he's become a phantom?!

Carmen and Hwen have to exorcise a vengeful spirit slain by Master Darque from the mysterious Thornton manor. The only way to fight a haunted house? Blow it up! However, a wall of zombies and Carmen's drooling duplicate won't give up without a fight.

While trying to sort out their shambled home, the Chaos Effect begins and makes Dr. Mirage corporeal again! Could the evil Master Darque be behind this strange phenomenon? Or is the cause something even more terrifying?

Back home in Miami, the Carmen and Dr. Mirage are facing the difficulties of a life together: how can one hold a ghost? Meanwhile, Master Darque begins to plot his revenge...