Ahorrornovelistbeginstofearhisstoriesmayhavealifeoftheirown. BestsellinghorrornovelistChristopherRoth(JoaquimDeAlmeida)feelsinneedofachange,thegruesomeideasinhisnovelsarestartingtotakeoverhisdreamsandhavehimaskingthequestion:HowlongbeforeIbecomeoneoftheinsanekillersIwriteabout?Inneedofabreak,heandhiswifeCatherineheadofftoaremotehouseinUmbria,Italy.Rothstartsworkonanewromanticnovelandallseemstobegoingwellbutitsnotlongbeforethisidyllicworldisshattered.AyoungcoupleisbrutallymurderedinthewoodsneartheRothsrentedhouse,andCatherinehasdisappeared.AletterfromthekillerisonChristopherstable,accompaniedbyahorrificphoto...andherebeginstheRothsworstnightmare.AnightmarewhoseviolenceisgreaterthananythingChristopherhadeverenvisioned.