伊芙琳與麥斯原本是對很恩愛的情侶，但自從男方發現，伊芙琳其實是個具有控制慾和佔有慾的危險人物後，麥斯漸漸的想一心甩掉她，卻又不敢主動提分手，於是只能將這個想法偷偷藏在心裡。

沒想到，奇怪的事情發生了。不知道是上天聽到了他的聲音，還是他的願望成真了？因為就在麥斯許願的不久之後，伊芙琳不幸死於一場離奇的車禍。

儘管這消息驚為天人，但幾個月後，麥斯很快的又投入了新歡的懷抱。不過他不知道的是，伊芙琳又奇蹟似的，在她長眠的地方活了過來，還變成了殭屍。此時，她奮力爬出墳墓，誓死找回麥斯的蹤跡...。

When Max (Yelchin) learns that his new live-in girlfriend, Evelyn (Greene) is controlling and manipulative, he is afraid to end the relationship. However, fate occurs and Evelyn is killed in a freak accident. A couple months have passed and Max meets his dream girl, Olivia (Daddario). The new romance gets tricky when Evelyn comes back from the grave and insists on continuing their once relationship by all means.