Nothing stays dead for long. The dead come back to life, intelligent, determined... and very hungry. Rescue seems elusive to Jim Thurmond, one of the few survivors of this nightmare. However, his son is still alive, and they are hundreds of miles apart. The chances of success are slim, but Jim vows to find the boy - or die. Together with an elderly priest, a guilt-ridden scientist and a former prostitute, he sets off on a cross-country journey. The heroes will have to fight enemies, living and dead, and an even worse evil that awaits them at the end of the adventure.