Stranded after a storm in the secluded Shropshire village of Berenwek, veiled in dense forestry, two film location scouts discover a secret graveyard, circular and bereft of an entrance. Learning that the construction is on the land of the Lord of the Manor, their investigations into its origin place them all in grave danger as their pursuit of the truth takes them back to seventeenth century Venezuela and the real-life exploits of Captain Henry Morgan. Assisted by the Lord and Lady of the region, a Professor of History, and an artist and his model, the two men’s actions accidentally release the dread horror of Count Rafael Zeklan, once an aristocratic slaver, whose skeletal form is resurrected to cause chaos and mayhem in this sleepy vicinity. At the centre of the quest lies the secret of the fabled Fountain of Life, and as the body count increases and the villagers fight for their lives, Count Zeklan searches for the person responsible for his original demise. The conclusion is reached on the night that the terror invades the village of Berenwek itself.