After a fifty year exile, the ancient alien God Nyarlathotep has returned. With the majority of his powers trapped in a mysterious book as punishment for failures, Nyar seeks the perfect human to unleash the books true power and free him from his mortal bonds. Enter Maggie Crown. A young woman with a troubled past and a failing marriage, Nyar takes advantage of Maggie's instability and drives her down the path of madness and eventually... Murder.