Hal King is part of the 1950s beatnik jazz scene; running with drug addicts and fast women. But after being drafted for the Korean War, he may be forced to chose between carrying his father’s political legacy, and the woman he loves.

Terror and death plague a gloomy, coastal metropolis, as a vampiric entity known as ‘Pharisee’ feeds on the blood of the city’s populous. As the police struggle to find the blood-thirsty maniac, a deranged escort named Zoe is unwillingly brought into his world in this bloody rock and roll fueled nightmare.