Based on the wraparound story penned by Clive Barker in the author's "Books of Blood" collection, the story centers on a paranormal expert who, while investigating a gruesome slaying, finds a house that is at the intersection of "highways" transporting souls to the afterlife.
A man tries to prove that his nightmares about a girl who screams for help and is then murdered are real, and contain a message reaching out to her murderer.
Koundou, a native hunter, protects his food in the presence of a hungry animal.
