Mr Choade the director of The House of Choade a Grand Guignol theatre has made an evil bargain with the Medicine Man who has promised to help him make an artistic leap A young girl Linda who has just been released from a mental hospital gets a job performing at the House of Choade and becomes embroiled in these machinations Lindas exgirlfriend Roxy reconnects with her and attempts to save her This film a dark comedy by first time director James Habacker was shot in Manhattan and features many luminaries from the downtown performance art scene centered around the Slipper Room