The Alps, late 19th century. Greider, a mysterious lone rider who claims to be a photographer, arrives at an isolated lumber village, despotically ruled by a family clan, asking for winter accommodation.

Peace, joy and pancakes! This is also the case in little Karichen's house. When little Karl meets his mother and his father Albert, a dealer, on Christmas Eve. When he sees the man who has just done the “big deal” having a quickie in the kitchen, he is overcome with anger! Spurred on by his father's white "snow", he mutates into a brutal, brain-dead killer!