Douglas Freshley, a former schoolmaster, is hired by his longtime friend, Shane McNally, to tutor their rambunctious son, Bat. But when the Delancey gang raids the McNally ranch, killing all the adults, it's up to the corpse of Doug to rise up, protect Bat, and exact some good ol' frontier justice! Little does he know, however, that he's being stalked by the Deadliest Gun in the West (or anywhere) — the Grim Reaper, himself!