In 1968, the military levels a facility after a lethal bacterium is released. In present day, a patient on an outing from a mental institution finds an old vacuum tube, which -- when it is opened -- releases bacteria turning people into zombies.
A would-be thief (Morgana O'Reilly) is remanded to the custody of her estranged mother (Rima Te Wiata), who turns out to be correct in her assertion that evil spirits are afoot in their family domicile.
An American journalist in 19th-century Japan, hoping to find the love he left behind, journeys to a dark island where his only hope of shelter is a brothel.