A returned WWII soldier, Lon Dmytryk, struggling with his loss of humanity as a result of the war, finally snaps when he brutally murders his wife and flees to the countryside. As his gas tank runs dry, Lon finds himself at The Chaney House-- a mysterious boarding house run by the disquieting Anthony Ziska-- where something isn't quite right. Lon's sanity is put to the test as he fights to make it through the night.