"American Gothic" is a supernatural thriller following the strange events taking place in the fictional town of Trinity, South Carolina.
Lucas is buried while Caleb, Gail, Ben, and Selena are at the gravesite.
Lucas has promised Yancy, the hospital pharmacist, that he will help his wife who has been in a coma for two years in exchange for some hospital files.
Lucas Buck decides that he must fight a ghost (Merlyn) with a ghost.
Gail decides that she has had enough of Lucas and Trinity, and announces that she will be leaving, taking Caleb with her.
Ben is on a date with a woman who he assumes is Cindy. His date turns out to be an incarnation of Merlyn who has now decided to haunt Ben.
Lucas empowers Caleb when the boy's life is endangered.
Lucas' mother is admitted to the hospital and tries to convince Dr. Matt to kill Lucas.
A plague of blood descends upon Trinity.
A series of inexplicable phenomena set the stage for a climactic showdown between Lucas and Merlyn, with the soul of Lucas' son, Caleb, at stake.
A radio show host vows to bring Lucas down.