In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera.
In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives.
They soon discover that the catastrophe was no accident, as a series of unexplained events and disappearances soon follows.
Deputy Jackson Lamb, the father of one of the kids, searches for the terrifying truth behind the crash.