After a successful debut, novelist Sam Lamont (Jeremy Koerner) struggles to meet a looming deadline for his next book. Frustrated and desperate for inspiration, he begins to follow a mysterious drifter (Bill Olson) that appears in town. But when bodies start piling up and Sam's new muse proves to be more than just a harmless transient, his sanity and career are put in jeopardy as he goes on the run. Taking refuge with his family far from the city, it soon becomes clear to Sam that his stalker may have a deeper motive for his erratic behavior in this terrifying psychological thriller.