Nancy always knew there was something strange about the old house next door. The bent old woman who lived there was extremely secretive, and she often brought unusual things into the house, sometimes in the dark of night. Chains, clamps, even a whip were among the objects she saw carried in.
Then there were the moans and groans coming from the basement. The windows were all carefully boarded up, so Nancy could never see inside, but she sometimes heard the sounds. She was almost sure that the old woman had someone, or something locked in that basement.
Nancy was a 40-year-old widow who also lived alone. She had lots of time to keep tabs on the goings-on in the neighborhood. She also was a very horny woman. She missed the sex she and her late husband enjoyed so freely during their years together. In fact, Nancy was still an attractive woman, and she sometimes drove to the city and picked up strange men in one of the bars, just for the sex. But that was her little secret. She never let it be known in the small town where she lived that she would ever do something as wild and indiscrete as that.
The mystery of whatever it was that was hidden in the old woman's basement never seemed to get out of Nancy's mind. One night Nancy heard the old woman calling out in despair and took it upon herself to go to the house. She found the old woman stricken and on the floor. She had apparently had a stroke. Nancy called an ambulance. While they were waiting, the old woman confided in her that she had a "creature" in her basement, and asked if Nancy would somehow continue to care for it while she was away.
"What kind of creature?" Nancy asked.
The old woman looked strangely at her. "He is my son," she answered. "But he is a hideous monster. He was born out of a sinful act. He was conceived during a satanic ritual and this thing has been my burden. Be very careful and never get too close to him. Just see that he is fed and gets water every day. And bring him toys. His mind is simple, like that of an animal. But he can be very dangerous."
Just before the ambulance arrived, the old woman gave Nancy the keys to both the house, and the basement door. The latter key was a large, heavy key, designed to open a steel prison door. Nancy was not sure she wanted to be committed to such a task, but there was no one else. She thought she could simply turn the matter over to the authorities if the old woman didn't return. So she agreed to look after the creature.
"Does he have a name?" she asked.
"Robert." She said.
Once the ambulance was gone, Nancy went immediately to the basement. She was extremely curious about the creature and had to see for herself what it looked like.