Josh Stanton"s mother has been held prisoner by the vampire Balthazar for fifteen years. As Balthazar has turned the residents of Belkin"s Pass into vampires under his control, Josh, his lover Dex, former saloon girl Glory, and US Army Sergeant Walker Maxwell fight to contain the undead uprising. As Josh struggles to control his power to raise the dead, the group is pursued to the abandoned Fort Emmerick. There they make plans to take the battle to Balthazar"s cave, but will all of them live to see the light of day ever again?