A family of sadistic butchers has dug into the back country and, from the deep freeze of winter to the dog days of summer, anyone who crosses their path is dead meat.
Two small town couples find themselves caught up in a game of death at the hands of a vicious gang after they discover a mysterious box buried long ago.
Upon his release from jail, two-bit thug Don Keys gets caught up in the kidnapping plot of a mobster's daughter.
In the course of one fateful day, the lives of a drug kingpin, an obsessed cop, a small time dealer and a cunning call girl converge with deadly consequences.