英国电影学院评选出的十大14岁以下儿童必看电影之一。一班伦敦的东区儿童获悉他们心爱的漫画被一伙坏蛋用作通讯工具，决定追捕他们。

In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galveston, Texas, must pull together to protect $100,000 from an outlaw named Matson. Once in Galveston, however, their rivalry continues, as Thomas joins up with Elya Carlson and Jarret with Maxine Richter. But Matson is still on the loose, and a scheming banker threatens both Thomas and Jarrett.

陆军辐射实验唤醒了一只从裂缝中冒出来，靠吞噬能源维生的地下怪兽，然后它开始恐吓一个偏远的苏格兰村庄。在附近核电厂工作的一位美国研究科学家与一名英国调查员联手调查，想要找出为何受害者会受到放射性灼伤，以及为何此后不久，一系列与辐射有关的事件会在距离裂缝越来越远的一条直线上接连发生。