In the small town of Woods Creek, terror lay dormant for 50 years. It started in 1962 when a mysterious Drifter came to town. A chain of bizarre events and murder ensued then the Drifter left town. Now, its present day, and all was quiet and peaceful in the quaint little town of Woods Creek until the newspaper from the 1962 murders surfaces around town, reminding folks of what happened back then. The mysterious Drifter from 1962 arrives back in the town. He hasn't aged and is still wearing the same clothes and driving the same 1962 Buick Special. The town begins to darken upon his presence as bizarre events and mayhem resurface. Father Fulci and Det. Smith Wesson try to hold the town together as it falls apart around them.
