Late one night, while Jim is laying on the couch watching television, his 8-year-old son Charlie comes to him in tears because earlier that day his friend told him about a monster she saw in her bedroom. Jim calms his son and eventually sends him off to bed for the rest of the night. But in the morning, Charlie is missing and even the police are at a loss. As time passes with no answers, Jim loses his mind and succumbs to the idea that the story Charlie told him that one night was true. Armed with only a father's love, Jim risks his freedom, marriage, and life to find his son, even if it means facing the unimaginable.
This is Christopher Love's first foray into the horror genre and he delivers a tale as terrifying as it is touching. The Lament Orchestra is a haunting, powerful, unforgettable story of what it means to be a parent, even if it means sacrificing yourself to protect your child from the unknown.
