While on safari, Royal Air Force Col. FRANK BREACH kills the guardian of the Hippopotamus totem causing a curse to be placed on his family. Generations later, the Breach family lives in squalor, a casualty of the Hippo curse.
But the vengeful Hippo spirit is tired of working in the shadows. It needs to hunt again and has chosen Frank's great-grandson DAN BREACH as its target. Trapped in a carnival, Dan must match wits with the hungry hippo in a battle for much more than his family's well being…and his eternal soul. One thing is certain, this is one hippopotamus you don't want for Christmas.