17-year-old Sherri arrives in Lewton, Ontario, excited to start a new summer job working as a student reporter. Instead of a thriving community, she finds a deserted ghost town. Most of the local shops have been boarded up and their now zombie-like owners are working at the new superstore, Shopwells. Sherri takes it upon herself to investigate what is going on but hopes her new romance will not get in the way.