The mysterious and magical powers of the Red King have been passed down thought his descendants. Some evil and some good turn up unexpectedly in someone who has no idea where they came from .This is what happened to Charlie Bone . Will Charlie be able to escape these descendants? He finds out that he can hear voices in photos. When he looks at a photo that he got from his aunt and hears a baby crying. Later he goes to Bloor’s Academy to school. The hardest part at school is trying to avoid Manford, the guy that hypnotizes by looking deep into someone’s eyes. Will Manford be able to overpower Charlie?

It is a normal day for Charlie Bone. Charlie's friend, Bejamin is having a birthday. But Charlie's day takes a big turn. When his mom brings home a picture that he was supposed to make into a birthday card for Benjamin, Charlie finds out that his picture has been mistaken for another person's pictures. When he looks at the picture, Charlie hears voices. The voices are coming from the picture. Because Charlie looked at the picture and heard voices, his life changed. His Grandma Bone and his three mysterious Yewbeam aunts want him to go to Bloor's Academy.