Peter Donovan

Our story takes place in the fertile, San Joaquin Valley. Fueled by gin and sheer determination, Elizabeth James (Ms. Liz) operates her third generation dairy farm outside the region's domineering co-ops. To help keep the place afloat, she's employed five renegade ranch hands. These boys have put a pin in responsibility and opted to stretch out the party as long as possible. Unfortunately, women, booze, and fisticuffs can only lead to one outcome: trouble. With the dairy farm reporting its third straight deficit year, Ms Liz is attracting some unwanted attention. Delbert Furgeson, the owner of the area's largest co-op, is pushing to buy her out. This only incenses the prideful Ms Liz and starts a volatile feud between the two. Sharing the narrative are the ranch hands.

Howard Hallenbeck, un américain, sillonne l'Irlande avec sa femme et ses enfants, afin d'étudier les monuments de ce pays. Il s'intéresse particulièrement à une église qui aurait été bâtie sur un site sacré, antérieur aux invasions romaines. Pendant ce temps-là, un fermier abat un énorme obélisque trônant au milieu de son champ, ce qui provoque, à son insu, la libération d'un démon très ancien, jusqu'alors gardé prisonnier par la pierre dressée. Ce monstre, le "Rawhead Rex", sème la mort et la terreur dans la campagne environnante...