民国年间，一个偏远小镇在战乱中艰难维持着安宁，而在七月十五俗称“鬼节”的这一夜，城中却出现了“百鬼出坟”的传言，先是有村民夜中与鬼赌命，又有村中老人头七之夜还魂归来，就连镇长家都出现了“五煞鬼”作祟的连环凶案。随着探长韩铭的深入调查，案情却逐步变得更加波诡云谲——水井深夜冒出血泉、棺材铺掌柜遇鬼买棺、老族长荒庙之中诡异自焚，而一切的源头，都来自在那晚进城的一个神秘戏班子……
大一新生李珍欣因为想成为一名语言治疗师，来到大学后发现同学对她都很不友好，除了一名叫尤美的学生，两人很快成为了好朋友。珍欣在入住的宿舍楼不断听到奇怪的声音，还有袭击珍欣的黑衣人，幸好最后被尤美救出，与此同时尤美的身份也随之被解开…
The film follows five teenagers who are stalked by a killer in the woods. However, when the killer accidentally dies, they realize they're trapped in the storyline of the movie and cannot leave until they fulfill its script. This darkly comedic and thrilling take on the horror genre turns the typical slasher trope on its head.
