Five centuries ago a mural was created in a country church in the north of England and then hidden under layers of white paint. Looking at it again will be a distraction, the Rev. Mr. Keach tells WWI veteran Tom Birken who will spend a month in the country restoring the mural. Another veteran, Charles Moon, is looking for the grave of an ancestor of the patroness of the church ...。故事发生在清末民初之际,世道离乱,人鬼同途。被称为鬼城的丰都,传说每当夜幕降临便有酷似故宫的鬼城和鬼哭神嚎的奈何桥。客死他乡的孤魂野鬼只有在法术高强的茅山道士的引领下,才能起尸蹦蹦跳跳回到故里安葬。某个月黑风高的夜晚,破落户陶宇和胖子怀恨盗挖土匪军阀胡大帅家的坟墓,结果偶然撞见一伙赶尸队伍。天降死鬼,吓跑了两个家伙,他们好不容易得手的珠宝也被赶尸队伍抢走。原来这支队伍假借赶尸之名,实则帮助盘踞一方胡大帅的走私鸦片烟土。
两人知晓了胡大帅的秘密,在日后一连串的冲突事件中,他们将和这个恶棍展开连番较量……。