马斯登(爱德华·福隆 Edward Furlong 饰)和塞拉菲娜(莎瓦娜·沃德隆 Shawna Waldron 饰)痛失他们的爱女莉莉(蒂芬妮·马汀 Tiffany Martin 饰)。夫妇俩伤心欲绝,不能自拔。在一个炎热的日子里,他们跟随皮里诺(劳伦斯·曼森 Laurence Mason 饰)、友人科琳(雪莉·布莱娜 Shirly Brener 饰)来到沙漠旅行,并在个性古怪的老妇人(Diane Salinger 饰)的房子内落脚。夜幕降临,皮里诺点燃熊熊烈火,带领马斯登他们将莉莉的遗物投入火中,并齐声高喊召唤死神。神秘的体验过后,四人从短暂的昏迷中醒来,却不约而同忘记了当初来到沙漠旅行的初衷。带着不安和疑惑,他们进入梦乡。
然而神秘而可怕的灵体悄然靠近,最为恐怖的经历扑面而来……
Samuel Peters once an ordinary man, dabbles within the laws of voodoo to bring his wife back from the grave, he soon encounters the God of malevolence 'Kalfu', where he makes a pact with him to destroy the underworld and bring chaos to earth; in return he will become 'The Zombie King' and walk the earth for eternity with his departed wife. Seven days before the rise of the Dark...