The Chicago winter is cold and unrelenting. Philip Mayhan is homeless and doesn' t want to spend another winter wondering if this is the year he dies of exposure on the streets of the city he calls home. Leaving his friend and the familiarity of an area he knows well, Philip goes in search of a place to stay for the winter. His exploration ends with the discovery of an empty house to squat in. Philip gets the rest he needs and feels better than he has in years. As strange occurrences begin to take place in the house, Philip finds himself drawn to an unending hole in the basement. Philip yearns to learn more about what is happening in the house and comes to realize the only way he will get an answer is by seeing what lies waiting for him at the bottom of the abyss.