In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.

当她的男朋友被残忍地杀害时，在拒绝被当地的黑帮分子恐吓后，舒格希尔（Sugar Hill）决定不生气，但很糟糕！舒格求助于年迈的巫毒女王妈妈迈特雷斯（Mama Maitresse），恳求她求助死者之王扎米迪男爵（Baron Zamedi），以获得可怕的复仇。为了换取她的灵魂，黑暗大师组建了一支僵尸军队来执行她的命令。那些以为自己可以逍遥法外的坏人马上就会发现自己错了。