Plagued by the loss of his wife, Ralph Roberts' world unravels as he suffers from relentless insomnia, which peels back the veil of reality in his small town of Derry. His sleepless nights reveal a sinister dimension filled with auras and mysterious figures known as the 'Little Bald Doctors.' With the help of his friend Lois Chasse, Ralph becomes enmeshed in a supernatural struggle that reaches beyond mere lack of sleep—there's a malevolent force at work in Derry, and only Ralph and Lois can confront it. As Ralph's condition wanes, culminating in a play for the very fate of their world, the line between dreams and waking life blurs into a surreal and perilous reality.