An innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 B.C. China unearths a 2000-year-old nightmare--a secret that should have remained buried. When a team of scientists lose a colleague in an ancient labyrinth, the motley crew must work together to recover him while trying to make the discovery of a century. In their quest they find themselves underground, battling their way through a swarm of deadly, man-eating funnel web spiders. They must discover the secret behind the arachnids' power and intelligence--before it's too late.