A monster is born in the 1800s when a lady gives birth to a monster. Due to the fact that they determine that the infant is too hideous to be given a name, they refer to him as the "Unnamable." After ruthlessly slaughtering his family, the beast is locked in a vault for the rest of his life. Forward to 1988, and some college students have heard the rumor of the unnamable and are interested in seeing what is inside the vault.