The year is 1942, and Archie Glass Is trying to get into Hollywood. His chance comes as he is offered a job: Find a young white movie star before the press reports that she is missing and he will have a shot at his Hollywood dream. Thus begins a journey i
James Murphey 是个健壮的神秘动物学家，在去尼斯湖的途中遇见了传说中的尼斯湖水怪样的生物，它杀害了他父亲，并在他脸上留下了深刻的疤痕。20年后，James追捕尼斯湖水怪，来到了苏必利尔湖上的长矛岛的睡眠镇。他请了Josh Riley做他的导游，James和Josh对科学有共同的兴趣，而且都失去了父亲，所以成为了好朋友。James想让Josh的妈妈Karen Riley治安官相信那个60尺的蛇颈怪正在残害生灵。
