Faces painted, skeletons dancing, candles, altars, and celebrations at the graveyard. The Day of the Dead is perhaps the most colorful and festive holiday in Central America. The tradition has been carried into Mexican American communities in the United States. Sandy and Veronica are high school students living in Southwest Texas. On this Day, The Day of the Dead, they plan to visit the family graveyard to honor and visit with the spirits of their lost relatives. But once they get to the graveyard, things go very, very wrong.