In 1988, a string of heinous murders terrorizes a quaint Maryland town. As law enforcement scrambles to catch a ruthless killer, rumors of a non-human evil surface. Recent college grad Richard Chizmar, upon returning to his hometown, finds himself drawn into the nightmare. With his community gripped by fear, Chizmar pens a raw account of the killer's rampage. Unbeknownst to him, writing this story will hound him for years, blurring the lines between reality and fiction in a harrowing tale of murder and mystery.