 Dexter is there for the funeral of his uncle, who is suffering from a 'medical condition' and not actually dead.After helping his uncle out of the coffin and back to a library, Dexter is then sent by his uncle Ephram (Jay Robinson) to find and bring back "The Book of Ulthar", a book of great power capable of unleashing terrible evil in the wrong hands; librarian Ephram had mistakenly let someone check it out.Dexter's search leads him to aspiring singing star Marissa Orlock (Teri Copley), who is about to be informed of the death of her father Marinas (Howard Morris), and her inheritance of Castle Orlock in Transylvania.