In the bustling and bohemian world of an arts café in San Francisco, a clumsy and untalented waiter named Walter Paisley desperately longs to fit in with the artists and bohemians around him. His lack of recognition leads him on a quest to stand out in an environment where creativity and originality are the norm. To achieve this, he will ultimately discover an unusual way to gain attention: sculpture. However, his talent is a bit darker than he had imagined. After an unexpected accident, Walter is forced to utilize a macabre method to create his "works of art."
As Walter's statues, made from corpses, begin to gain notoriety in the art scene, his life transforms into a rollercoaster of glory and paranoia. The applause he has always desired turns into almost a curse, leading him to confront the ethical dilemmas of his newfound fame. Caught between the reverence of his new artist friends and the growing suspicion of the police, Walter finds himself ensnared in a web of lies, madness, and blood. Tensions rise, and his world begins to crumble when his dark secret threatens not only to destroy his career but also to drag everyone around him into the abyss. The story becomes a clever satire about art and desperation, where the macabre and the absurd coexist in a chilling manner.