机械工程师巴瑞（Jay Gallagher 饰）原本和妻子安妮（Catherine Terracini 饰）、女儿梅根（Meganne West 饰） 过着快乐无忧的生活，但在一个不祥之夜，他们的人生发生了翻天覆地的巨变。沉睡中的巴瑞突然接到妹妹布鲁克（Bianca Bradey 饰）的电话，妹妹声称朋友们毫无征兆的情况下甚至错乱，变成了凶恶残暴、嗜血如命的恐怖丧尸。话音未落之际，巴瑞一家也遭到丧尸们的袭击。夜幕退去，曙光降临。布鲁克被两名全副武装的士兵解救，随后则被打晕带走。与此同时，逃难中的巴瑞则不得不面对妻子女儿尸变的悲惨一幕。 　　途中他遇到了其他的幸存者，为了搭救被困的妹妹，巴瑞选择穿越丧尸群集的恐怖地带……Barry is a talented mechanic and family man whose life is torn apart on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. His sister, Brooke, is kidnapped by a sinister team of gas-mask wearing soldiers & experimented on by a psychotic doctor. While Brooke plans her escape Barry goes out on the road to find her & teams up with Benny, a fellow survivor - together they must arm themselves and prepare to battle their way through hordes of flesh-eating monsters in a harsh Australian bushland.