Judas hung himself in the Akeldama, known as the Field of Blood. Two millennia later, unholy undead are released from the soil infused with his blood.

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In modern-day Romania, Gina Lazarescu has no idea she is being sought by these revenants. Her survival will depend on her connection to the Nistarim, those saints who rose long ago from their graves after the Nazarene's crucifixion.