When Lars' art dealer Ronny arranges a teaching job in a small town as a "therapeutic measure" to stir up his creative juices, things don't quite turn out as planned. At first, life in the peaceful town seems rosy, as he settles in and impresses beautiful colleague Leslie by taking in the brawny, mute Eddie after his caregiver passes away. Lars soon discovers that the facade of serenity hides something unimaginable Eddie suffers from a rare form of sleepwalking that transforms him from a docile, cereal-obsessed art student into a ravenous cannibal. Initially horrified by Eddie's dark secret, Lars becomes enthralled by the not-so-gentle giant: At long last, here's the muse he'd been searching for!