Siblings Geoff and Rich Brewer have competed all their lives for parental affection, career ambitions, and romantic pursuits. Rich, the elder brother, always comes out on top leaving Geoff to struggle in his shadow. An unexpected death from a freak accident causes Geoff to seek out a backwoods cult rumored to have brought someone back from the dead. The bumbling cult’s ritual initially solves his problem, but it soon becomes apparent that they have unleashed a sinister force on their unsuspecting, Midwestern town.