The Alps, 300 years ago: lost in a snowstorm, the renegade Johann List ends up in a remote village which is ridden by fear and superstition. Soon Johann realizes that something is wrong with this village: animals are killed, people disappear, hooded figures are lurking through the woods. When Johann falls in love with the daughter of a farmer, he decides to leave the village with her. But before they could leave, the situation escalates and a fight to the death starts, merciless and bloody …