A naïve writer leaves his small town for life in the big city. After unknowingly saving a thief from an attack, he's rewarded with a stolen VCR that begins waking him up in the middle of the night, presenting him with bizarre visions that shape his dreams, his stories and his reality.

A lonely library clerk stumbles across a manuscript that he uses to develop psychic powers, which make him irresistible to women. Soon, his powers get out of control, just as they start showing up in his friends.