Rainsford falls off his boat in the Caribbean on the way to a hunting trip and he swims to an infamous island. He finds a large mansion and meets a man called General Zarroff. Rainsford then discovers that Zarroff is a canibal and hunts humans for game. Rainsford is pursued by Zarroff for three days until Zarroff is killed by Rainsford's cleverness in escaping from his tracking skills.