يسقط جسم غامض يحتوي على بيضة من السماء على أحد النوافذ في مبنى سكني قديم بمدينة (نيويورك)، ويخرج عنكبوت صغير غريب وتقرر فتاة بالغة من العمر 12 عامًا الاحتفاظ به حيوانًا أليفًا وتسميته باسم (ستينج)، وسرعان ما تنقلب الأمور رأسًا على عقب.

A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.

Chronicling one harrowing day in the life of Luciana, a young woman struggling to make ends meet while striving to escape her past. As Luciana’s day unfolds, she is whisked, physically and emotionally, through a series of troublesome, unforeseeable extremes.