The Horror of Dolores Roach is a macabre urban legend that follows the indomitable Dolores Roach, who returns to a New York City neighborhood that has changed drastically during her sixteen years in prison. Her boyfriend missing and family long gone, Dolores is only recognized by an old stoner friend, Luis. Luis gives Dolores room and board and lets her give massages for cash in his dilapidated empanada shop. When the promise of her newfound stability is quickly threatened, ‘Magic Hands Dolores’ is driven to extremes to survive — leaving in her wake a string of strangled massage clients. In the face of unexpected professional success, Dolores and Luis become dangerously symbiotic, and Luis must unleash his own particular predilections.