A stranger arrives in a remote village set deep in the secluded valley of Gruseltal. He is a bounty hunter seeking to capture a local werewolf. Elsewhere, an unhappy and relapsed vampire searches for love by sending out his pet bats. The arrival of a comet one night portends strange events. Meanwhile, in the city of Wurststadt, a devious, high-ranking politician plots revenge for his humiliation at the hands of the villagers a generation earlier. Ultimately, he is challenged by the local pastor, and a group of courageous villagers willing to travel to Wurststadt to thwart his divisive plans. And, throughout, local hero, Karl, uses his ingenuity to improve the living conditions of his fellow villagers. These, and other events and characters, combine to form an intertwining tale that is as thought-provoking as it is comical.