After witnessing the gruesome and mysterious dismemberment of her parents, 10-year-old Fran rushes into the woods with her only friend, Mr. Midnight—a black cat she received as a gift. In her shock, she collapses, only to wake up in Oswald Asylum, an oppressive mental institution for children. Mr. Midnight is missing, and Fran’s only hope is to escape, find her cat, and return to her Aunt Grace. But to do that, she must traverse a world where the line between reality and nightmare has completely vanished.