Author Zora Matthews is the daughter of well-known writer Thomas Morgan Matthews who died a yr in the past. Each Zora and Thomas undergo from schizophrenia. After a combat with husband Drew, Zora escapes to her father's hideaway home in lovely Topanga Canyon. There Zora is launched to bartender Eddie, his spouse Lorena, and handyman Amadi. All of them speak cryptically about how Zora's father modified their world. The stress triggers Zora's schizophrenia, and her desires develop into horrific as she slowly discovers that her father's previous included grisly homicide and suicide, and the ghosts of his actions are again to hang-out her and drive her insane.