John Chase is a young farmer who dreams of becoming an artist and painter, but his father insists that he continue the family tradition of farming. As he struggles to reconcile his desires with his father’s expectations, a series of unsolved murders in New York City pushes John to the brink of insanity. He creates a set of thirteen disturbing paintings before his sadistic behavior is discovered, sending the art world into a frenzy over the anticipated value of his limited work. However, it soon becomes clear that John is not just an artist with a dark side, but a full-blown serial killer who expresses his initial rage through his paintings. He is the result of years of abuse and manipulation by the Man in Black, who has been present throughout John’s life, orchestrating events to create an angry, violent, and heartless killer exactly as desired. SYNOPSIS The Man in Black has been there through every trauma John and John Sr. faced, from the molestations by a Priest to the unmerciful beatings from John Sr. for expressing himself through art. The Man in Black’s ultimate goal was to create a product of their environment, a ruthless killer that they can control and use for their own twisted purposes. Throughout the film, the Man in Black and his minions, the Watchers, weave their diabolical plans like a spider’s web, consuming everything in their way to achieve their ultimate goal: spreading chaos and darkness. John Chase is merely a means to an end, a heartless and violent serial killer that they can control and use to further their twisted desires. The film’s exploration of abuse, trauma, and the destructive power of family traditions takes on an even darker edge as John’s descent into madness is revealed to be just a small part of the Man in Black’s larger plan for mayhem and destruction.