Middle-aged Max and Sara meet and fall for each other in Palm Springs, but their love story is cut short due to a sudden zombie outbreak. Max is not as mild-mannered as he appears, and has a history involving government-sanctioned hits, but one zombie he isn't able to kill is his darling Sara.
Searching for an adventurous story in the woods, a group of journalism students awaken a superhuman being from its lost cryo-chamber. A long night of man hunting and desperation ensues.