A lonely gravedigger falls in love with Swimmer, a wandering poet she meets at his sister’s funeral. Their romance burns briefly but intensely—until tragedy strikes, and he drowns at sea, leaving behind only a severed finger. Refusing to accept his death, she turns to unholy science to bring him back, sparking a nightmarish love story stitched together from grief, obsession, and raw desire.

Drawing inspiration from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Dead Lover reimagines resurrection as an intimate act of devotion and madness, blending gothic horror with modern indie sensibilities.