Sheriff's deputy John Marshall just wants to turn around his life. He's a recovering alcoholic working in a sleepy little mountain community that caters to skiers and snow lovers. He's trying his best to prove himself to his ex-wife and daughter and his aging and sick father, Sheriff Hadley, who has managed to keep the peace in the town for years. After the brutally torn apart bodies of women start to appear around the town, the townspeople believe at first that they're dealing with a rabid wolf. Eventually, people fear that it's a werewolf. John believes it's a serial killer playing on the fears of the people. What John doesn't realize is that a werewolf can be both...