Dan Hawk, an ex-detective turned writer, is re-instated onto the force after returning to his home town. A serial killer has 'donned the guise' of Hawks most famous book creation, and has begun to kill people off one by one.

被暴戾的父亲伤害、被囚禁在狗笼生活数年的道格（卡莱伯·兰德里·琼斯 饰），长大后只能与他的数百只狗相互陪伴。然而命运对他的摧残从未停止，在经历了家庭、爱情、生存的一系列痛苦打击后，道格化身为最危险艳丽的“狗神”杀手，和他的狗群一起，向所有伤害过他的人发起了绝不饶恕的复仇与反抗......