"SeekinginspirationforhislatesthorrornovelBlakeBlackman|awriterfromNewYork|retreatstoaremotecabinintheAppalachianMountains.HeissecretlyaccompaniedbyhisloverAngelicaSantoroabookillustratorwhohe"sbeenhavinganaffairwith.Shebringsherdogalongwiththem.Uponarrivaltheyhearanamberalertontheradioandfirstlearnaboutthecaseofseveralboysmissinginthearea.Soonafterthearrivetothecabinherdogstartsactingstrangelikethere"ssomeoneorsomethingoutinthewoods.Atwistoffateturnstheromanticinterludeintoanabduction-murdercasewhenAngelicafollowsaleadtooneofthemissingboysandshemysteriouslygoesmissing.Blakethenbecomestheprimesuspectofherdisappearance."