After succeeding the throne, King Kim Han-Jik entrusts his children to his faithful servant Lee Kang-Hak. Suddenly he commits suicide and the newly appointed Lord of the town has evil plans for Kim's daughter, Suk-Young. But he's in more danger of being killed by her and Kang-Hak saves the Lord by killing her and all Kim's children. Then Kang-Hak himself becomes Lord of the town. Suk-Young's ghost begins torture Kang-Hak and villagers die every day until he is the only one left. When Kang-Hak is next to be killed, King Kim's ghost takes on the other ghosts. Kang-Hak awakens and erects tombstones to console all the ghosts.