A deranged and sadistic outback killer named Mick Taylor terrorizes tourists in the Australian wilderness. The story begins with two German backpackers, Katarina and Rutger, who are traveling across Wolf Creek Crater National Park. As they set up camp for the night, they encounter Mick, who offers them a lift back to town. However, his true intentions soon become horrifyingly clear when he brutally attacks them. Katarina manages to escape but finds herself lost in the vast and unforgiving landscape.

Meanwhile, British traveler Paul Hammersmith is exploring the outback when he nearly runs over the fleeing Katarina. He attempts to help her, but Mick is relentless in his pursuit. What follows is a nightmarish chase as Paul becomes entangled in Mick’s deadly game of cat and mouse. Desperation and terror mount as Paul struggles to survive against an adversary who is as ruthless as he is cunning. The vast and remote Australian outback becomes both a prison and a battleground as Paul endeavors to escape the clutches of the merciless predator. As the situation intensifies, the boundaries between hunter and hunted blur, leading to a suspenseful and relentless progression of events.