Ken Allenwood, a once-famed horror writer now battling dementia in an elder care facility, finds his past creeping into the present when a series of vicious killings plague the small town of Cordry. As his memories fade, Ken teams up with Elijah, a lonely boy with a fascination for the spooky, to unravel the truth behind the murders. But what they discover is more terrifying than fiction: a monster from the darkest recesses of Ken's mind, seeking inheritance and acknowledgment.