Gil’s quiet life is upended when he receives some shocking news: His sister and her husband have been killed in a car accident, and their only son is coming to live with him and his family. Gil and his wife are apprehensive. Yes, he has just lost both his parents, but they haven’t seen him in seven years—and the last time the families were together, Matthew lured their young daughter into a terrifying, life-threatening situation. Gil hopes they can put the past behind them, though he’s unnerved when Matthew signs up for Gil’s creative writing class. Then Matthew begins turning in chilling stories that imagine the deaths of his parents and Gil’s family. Bewildered and panicked, Gil must take matters into his own hands—before life imitates art.