Damnation (1998)

In a creative rut, a jaded writer places an ad offering his services for hire to pen biographies. Soon, he is approached by a mysterious stranger dressed in black, who commissions him for an unusual project. As the writer delves into his work, a series of chilling murders begin to unfold in the city, drawing him into a web of intrigue. Haunted by bizarre visions, the writer uncovers buried memories from his own traumatic past, revealing dark secrets involving his parents. As the lines between past and present, reality and imagination blur, he finds himself spiraling toward an ominous fate. Driven by the need to confront his history, the writer races against time to piece together the truth, only to discover that his own life may be intertwined with the very murders he is investigating. As he inches closer to his destiny, he must confront not only the ghosts of his past but also the sinister forces at play in the present.