Bill worries about the intentions of Lenore's boyfriend and comes up with a story about killer ants.
When a rival horror writer comes for a visit, Bill gets the story idea about a drifter who comes into a reclusive community.
Bill's wife replaces his typewriter with a computer which sparks an idea for a story about an old house that doesn't want to be modernized.
Bill is paranoid that he is going to die young and he comes up with a story about a sick boy who catches his neighbors doing something sinister.
The Fearings go on a fishing trip, triggering a story in Bill's mind about three salesmen on a hunting trip being stalked by a menacing, unseen force.
Bill considers a new agent and writes a story about a man who gets more than he bargained for when he dates a co-worker with a deadly secret.
Bill writes a story about a woman who rekindles her relationship with an old flame, when his mother-in-law starts dating again.
Bill works on a book about Hemingway's ghost.
Bill watches a dog and gets inspiration for a story about a deadly inheritance.
After the Fearings' home is broken into by a serial burglar, Bill writes a story about a robbery.
Inspired by Cynthia's new-found interest in feng shui, Bill writes a story about fortune cookies.
Lenore gets a new boyfriend, Cynthia finds a new job and Bill finishes his latest novel.
Bill spends quality time with Lenore as he struggles to teach her the finer points of driving.