When a whaling ship finds a man named Sturgis floating on the sea he tells them an incredible story of an island where Shoggath lives and the tragedy that happened there. Unfortunately, the story of Shoggath did not end when he escaped from the island.; Harvey Whittaker thinks he can take advantage of the story of a crazed hatchet murderer so that he can kill his wife without suspicion, but there's one little fact that he overlooked.; A new young doctor arrives to work at an asylum under a respected psychiatrist. His first sight is a tormented man screaming and battering the padded walls of his cell, seemingly incurable.