丹從海邊醒來，跑到城里看不見人影，好容易兩個人被棒打一頓他們此時才發(fā)現處于一喪尸的世界。Dan wakes up on a beach with no memory. He discovers an empty city ravaged by a deadly virus. After befriending a small group of survivors it soon becomes clear the army are hunting him down, and the group are forced on a dangerous journey to escape.
五個年輕人艾什（布魯斯?坎貝爾 Bruce Campbell 飾）、雪莉（Ellen Sandweiss 埃倫?桑德維斯飾）等相約一自駕游，他們預訂了座坐落于深山里房子為野外落腳點，他們山越嶺終于找到了這小木屋。晚上，他們現了這間屋子主人留來的一本封面嚇人的怪的書和一部老式錄機。屋子主人在錄音言里說他在研究遠古傳的喪禮和一些咒語而那本古怪的書名字叫“死亡之書”；根書上說人死了其實只保持睡眠狀態(tài)，并沒真正死去，通過咒語以重新活過來。接著音機里就播放了一段人毛骨悚然的咒文。后，恐怖的事情開始續(xù)發(fā)生。
丹從海邊醒來，跑到城里看不見人影，好容易兩個人被棒打一頓他們此時才發(fā)現處于一喪尸的世界。Dan wakes up on a beach with no memory. He discovers an empty city ravaged by a deadly virus. After befriending a small group of survivors it soon becomes clear the army are hunting him down, and the group are forced on a dangerous journey to escape.