When detective Matt Miller meets Detective John Johnson, he learns of Johnson's obsession with specific peculiar missing people reports. Trying to comprehend the reasoning behind his obsession, Miller sifts through all the horrifying evidence presented to him by the deranged detective. It isn't long before he grasps the reality of how sinister the cases are and the possible reasoning for Johnson's madness. On the crash course of getting himself up to speed, Miller discovers Johnson's unique attachment and the one key that ties them all together in the case known as The House That Eats Flesh.