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