[4] In 1896, a crazed woman and her husband run an inn in eastern Victoria and take revenge for the deaths of their children years before.

Cal Kincaid, an American bounty hunter, arrives to investigate recent murders and puts an end to the killing.

Like Bourke's previous feature, Night of Fear, the film was originally a one-hour script intended for a projected TV series, Fright.

[2] It was filmed in the Mangrove Mountain region of the NSW Central Coast and at Artransa Studios in Sydney.

Shooting was marred by disputes between the producers and its principal investor, Australian Film Development Corporation.