Joel returned to the small town where he grew up. He was forced to become a parent to his own mother, Monica, and take care of her. But at the nursing home “Pines,” Monica only gets worse and worse. She sees her dead husband. She knows things she shouldn’t know. She has changed beyond recognition—as if something unknown has taken hold of her. This isn’t a story about ghosts and possession. It’s a story about the most terrible fear: losing control over yourself.