Silvestre Andazola, an actor whose glory seems to have passed, enters his dressing room after another disappointing performance of "King Lear" at the theatre. Someone else appears to be with him in the room.
A violinist rehearses for the next day's important performance, but it's too late in the night. A strange caretaker comes and throws him out of the auditorium.
A boy wants to complete his collection of scares by scaring his grandfather, but it turns out to be more complicated than he expected.