Ingress

in a large area of dereliction on the eastern fringes of manchester earmarked for mass demolition, hapless council workmen enter an old and shuttered workshop to find that the building was not as abandoned as it seemed. the ancient wood burning furnace had been used for the crude cremation of 36 human bodies whose skeletal remains are swept and piled along the walls.
top homicide detective, inspector jim mccall discovers forensic evidence of prolonged pre-mortem torture, and he soon establishes that it was a lone perpetrator, luring his victims to their fates, over a period of 2 years prior to discovery.
a small group of scientists and scholars (known only as the panel) are sent directly by the home office to purportedly assist the police with psychological profiling, whereas in reality they are experts in a field that lies well outside of the perimeters of forensic psychology. they are demon hunters.
after his initial deep skepticism, jim mccall is shown proof of the group's authentic credentials. then together they ascertain that they are faced with an incarnate, and a demon hunt ensues in a race against time.