A married couple leaves a hectic city for the countryside, only to face doubts and unsettling occurrences that challenge their decision.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
City Lives Under Strain
Alex and Penny are introduced as a married couple living hectic city lives. They begin considering whether a rural relocation would provide a better environment for their baby.
Key Events
Hectic City Life — Alex and Penny live demanding city lives before considering a major change. Characters: Alex, PennyLocation: City
Decision to Relocate — The married couple decides to leave the city and move to the country. Characters: Alex, PennyLocation: City
Hope for Their Baby — They believe rural life may be better for their baby. Characters: Alex, PennyLocation: City
A Family Move Debated
The couple decides to uproot themselves for their child, but the decision is not easy. Penny worries about motherhood, while Alex wonders whether he should have stayed with his bandmates.
Key Events
Penny Questions Motherhood — Penny worries that she may not be a fit mother for her baby. Characters: PennyLocation: City
Alex Misses His Bandmates — Alex wonders whether remaining in the city with his bandmates would have been better. Characters: AlexLocation: City
Country Life Begins
Alex and Penny leave the city and move to the country. Their hopes for a better family life remain complicated by their unresolved doubts.
Key Events
Country Relocation — Alex and Penny complete their move from the city to the countryside. Characters: Alex, PennyLocation: Countryside
Unsettling Rural Signs
Strange things begin happening after the move. The occurrences intensify the couple's uncertainty and make them question whether relocating was the right choice.
Key Events
Strange Things Begin — Unexplained or unsettling things begin occurring after the move. Characters: Alex, PennyLocation: Countryside
The Move Is Reconsidered — The strange occurrences make the couple question whether moving was the right decision. Characters: Alex, PennyLocation: Countryside
Story Breakdown
City Pressures — Alex and Penny begin from demanding city lives that motivate their desire for change.
Hectic Daily Life — The couple is described as uprooting themselves from hectic city lives.
Leaving Familiar Surroundings — Their city-based life becomes the background for a major relocation decision.
Family Decision — The couple believes a move to the country could create a better situation for their baby.
Better For Baby — They decide that country life may be better for their child.
Uprooting Together — Alex and Penny jointly choose to leave their city lives behind.
Penny's Doubts — Penny's personal fears complicate the couple's hopeful plan.
Fear Of Motherhood — Penny worries that she will not be a fit mother for her baby.
Questioning The Move — Her concerns contribute to uncertainty about the family's relocation.
Alex's Doubts — Alex struggles with the possibility that leaving the city may have been a mistake.
Missing Bandmates — Alex wonders whether he should have remained in the city with his bandmates.
Conflicted Relocation — His commitment to the family move conflicts with his doubts about leaving city life.
Country Relocation — Alex and Penny carry out their plan and move from the city to the countryside.
Leaving The City — The couple uproots itself from its previous urban setting.
Entering The Country — The new rural environment becomes the setting for the subsequent events.
Strange Occurrences — Unsettling events after the move challenge the couple's expectations about rural life.
Unsettling Events — Strange things begin to occur soon after Alex and Penny relocate.
Doubting The Choice — The occurrences cause both characters to question whether moving was the best idea.
When new parents Alex and Penny retreat from the city and move into a place outside town, the stress and massive sleep-deprivation caused by their infant has both of them seeing things in the house that may or may not exist. Persistent sightings of a strange woman has each of them wondering if they are suffering from hallucinations, or if their new home holds a dark, supernatural presence. As their fragile grasp on reality spirals into delirium, Alex and Penny find themselves nearly helpless to deal with the horrific truth of what is really going in this house.
