With the full moon glowing and the black cat\u2019s eyes gleaming, the protagonist seems unsure of what kind of film he has wound up in. Memories of a lost loved one and their time together become entangled with hallucinations and a growing fear that she might have returned. She appears to be everywhere, yet his own life seems to be slipping further away. When the presence of a prematurely lost love starts to feel more real than anything else, the man descends into the darkest labyrinths of his psyche.<\/p>\n
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