In 1965, Bob Crane, who had achieved some earlier success as a television supporting actor, was working as a successful morning radio DJ at KNX Los Angeles. Despite enjoying his work, photography (especially of the female form) and drumming, Crane wanted to be a movie star. So it was with some reluctance that he accepted the title starring role in a new television sitcom called...。看似平凡的一天,护士安娜正准备和丈夫路易斯共享快乐的周末,却不知一场恐怖、致命的瘟疫正在大肆蔓延。被瘟疫感染的丧失人性,转而变成嗜血如命、残暴无情的活死人。安娜的丈夫和女儿薇薇安无一幸免,她侥幸从家中逃生,却发现整个城市都已变成活死人的天下,幸存者所剩无几,眼前的世界宛如人间地狱。是时瘟疫蔓延全球,各国都已陷入瘫痪状态之中。
安娜驾车一路逃亡,最终与警察肯尼斯以及其他几名幸存者躲在一家购物中心内。然而这终究不是一个长久的避难场所,活死人闻风而至,时刻都有冲进来的危险。安娜他们必须团结一心,逃出生天……。