A surrealist Gothic fairy tale set in the 16th century, in a village built completely underground, where all the townsfolk live in mortal dread of a horrible monster. A visit from a greedy Monk sets in motion a chain of strange events which lead ultimately to the unmasking of the real "Beast" of Dulle Griet. A black comedy inspired in equal parts by the Greek myth of the sirens, the paintings of Pieter Bruegel and the films of Monty Python.