Horror novelist Stephen Grimes is a writer on the verge of a new mystery. With his publisher and editor breathing down his neck, his ex-wife harassing him about his divorce settlement, and his sister interrupting his flow, Stephen is nearing the end of his rope. Little does Stephen know, there is about to be a twist in his own plot.

On a late night drive one fateful evening, Stephen accidentally hits young Emmet and rushes him to the hospital. While there, Stephen discovers that a terminal illness, not a publication date, is his real deadline. Rather than bemoaning his fate, Stephen forms a tentative friendship (and subsequent heated affair) with Emmet, who mysteriously happens to share his last name.

Suddenly, Stephen is no longer tied to his desk, trying to pump out an entire manuscript in just two weeks. He’s finally letting go—trading in his tweed jacket for tight tank tops, dancing the night away, and having passionate sex with his hot new boyfriend. As the blossoming romance encourages him to escape his life and become the person he always was, things seem to be looking up. But there is something lurking in The Shadows, Stephen’s unfinished novel, something that won’t let him go so easily.

Guillermo R. Rodriguez will be attending a post-film Q&A.

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