Upon returning from a coon hunt, Hyder Simpson discovers that no one can see or hear him because he has passed on.
Hyder Simpson and his wife Rachel have been married for 50 years. They are simple country folk who live in a small cabin in the mountains. One evening after dinner, Hyder and his dog go off raccoon hunting. When the dog jumps into a fast moving stream Hyder jumps him to rescue him. He wakes up the next morning having apparently spent the night in the woods. When he gets home however, he and his dog are invisible to everyone around them, Rachel is dressed in black and it's apparent that he's died. Thus begins Hyder's journey, one that presents him with choices.
I had to know.
[Spoiler] The devil, as a country bumpkin, was trying to lure him into Hell, saying it was Heaven, but dogs weren't allowed.
He continued up the road and found heaven, and Heaven's country bumpkin informed him that his dog was welcome and that his wife would be along shortly.
“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone. TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy… but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.”