Ted learns a family secret when he travels to the rustic inn he has just inherited and meets Frank, also known as the Frankenstein monster, his great-great-grandfather's most famous creation.
Ted agrees to rent the inn to a company making a horror movie. Frank derides the film's plot as unbelievable and he should know as he lived the events.
A reporter comes to Ted's inn to write a story on historic buildings. But as she does her research she gets close to discovering the secret of Frank's existence.