Paul Lussier

Dustin, an aspiring painter meets this woman named Christiane. Dustin is on a search for love, sex, and inspiration. When Christiane dumps him and disapears as quickly as she dropped in, Dustin embarks on an obsessive search in Southern California to search for her. (imdb)

When his publishers tell him he owes them one last book, Edward Sheehan (Michael Madsen) has little choice but to isolate himself in a cabin on a New England lake. Though his fans have come to expect truly terrifying stories from the mind of Edward, they are unaware of the morbid method he takes to get them on paper.