In a small rural community local police officers Zoe and Patrick begin their shift as normal but it soon becomes clear that something is wrong. Strange events unfold before their eyes, residents begin behaving strangely and mass suicide panic spreads amongst the community they are trying to protect. Zoe and Patrick realise they are under siege from alien machines as they become cut off from the outside world. They are forced to do battle against these uninvited visitors. With the help of some of the residents Zoe and Patrick begin unravelling the mystery and soon discover it is not all as it seems. Can Zoe and Patrick save their community and the outside world from extinction? 在一个小的农村社区，当地警察佐伊和帕特里克开始正常换班，但很快就清楚出了问题。奇怪的事情展现在他们眼前，居民开始奇怪的行为，大规模的自杀恐慌在他们试图保护的社区中蔓延。佐伊和帕特里克意识到，当他们与外界隔绝时，他们正受到外来机器的围攻。他们被迫与这些不速之客作战。在一些居民的帮助下，佐伊和帕特里克开始解开这个谜团，很快发现它并不像看上去的那样。佐伊和帕特里克能拯救他们的社区和外部世界免于灭绝吗？
年轻情侣波顿（Peter Horton 饰）和维姬（Linda Hamilton 饰）旅行路过内布拉斯加州盖特林镇，他们在公路上发现一具儿童尸体。为了报警，两人驱车驶入盖特林镇，却发现镇上的情况更为诡异蹊跷：这里似乎是儿童的王国，所有成人均不见踪影。孩子们全都听命于一个名叫艾塞克（John Franklin 约翰•法兰克林 饰）、自称上帝使者的小男孩。 镇上的大人究竟哪里去了？孩子们充满恶意的眼神背后究竟隐藏着什么秘密？波顿和维姬最终能否活着走出小镇？ 本片荣获1984年布鲁塞尔国际奇幻电影节最佳奇幻电影奖。