CharlesDexterWard'swifeenliststhehelpofaprivatedetectivetofindoutwhatherhusbandisuptoinaremotecabinownedbyhisfamilyforcenturies.The　　husbandisachemicalengineerandthesmellsfromhisexperiments(andthedeliveryofwhatappeartobehumanremainsatallhours)arebeginningtoarousethe　　attentionofneighborsandlocallawenforcementofficials.Whenthedetectiveandwifefindadiaryofthehusband'sancestorfrom1771andreportsofgruesome　　murdersintheareabegintosurfacetheybegintosuspectthatsomeveryunnaturalexperimentsarebeingconductedintheoldhouse.BasedonanH.P.Lovecraft