Shelly Dinkley, a gutsy news reporter, believes zombies are terrorizing her small town. She witnesses her co-worker, Eve, attacked and surprisingly saved by a Zombie with a "heart." As Eve discovers there's more to this disenchanted walking cadaver than just his decaying limbs, sparks begin to fly between the pair. Joined by Shelly, they embark on a mystical journey to restore the flesh-eater's humanity; all the while being hunted by a cluster of zany, brainless, kick-line loving zombies, led by the mysterious Big Z who has a secret score to settle with Eve.