Whengo-godancerLucíanicksafortuneindesignerdrugsfromhermafiaemployers,themobsters’doggedpursuitforceshertoseeksanctuarywithherestrangedsisterRocíoandnieceAlbain“TheVenus,”adecrepitapartmentcomplexontheoutskirtsofMadrid.Asterrible,rotten,no-goodluckwouldhaveit,LucíasoonfindsherselfsoleguardiantolittleAlbaafterRocíosuddenlyfliestheconcretecoop,unabletohandlethesupernaturalstressoflivinginamonoliththatisapparentlyalsohosttoamalignantevil—onethatinvadesitstenants’wakingnightmares.
TakingafewcuesfromH.P.Lovecraft’s“TheDreamsintheWitchHouse,”"Venus"pilesonthebloodandbombshellslikeadoublebillof"Demons2"and"TheSentinel".