Writer Zora Matthews is the daughter of well-known author Thomas Morgan Matthews that died a year ago. Both Zora and also Thomas deal with schizophrenia. After a battle with spouse Drew, Zora runs away to her daddy's hideaway house in beautiful Topanga Canyon. There Zora is presented to bartender Eddie, his wife Lorena, as well as handyman Amadi. They all talk cryptically concerning how Zora's father altered their globe. The stress and anxiety activates Zora's schizophrenia, and her dreams become horrific as she gradually finds that her dad's past consisted of grisly murder as well as suicide, and also the ghosts of his activities are back to haunt her and also drive her insane.