Faraday vit dans une cabane sur un terrain au bord de la rivière. Flemish, son propriétaire et ami, ne lui a jamais fait payer de loyer. Monique est désespérée par cette situation, car elle souhaite vendre le terrain. Les enfants de Monique voient en ce terrain bien plus qu'une simple parcelle de terre.

In the near future, huge tidal surges cover large portions of coastal areas. In a small town, a couple refuses to leave their home.

In a partially deserted city, monsters roam. Christine does everything she can to protect her daughter Alex from this constant danger, going so far as to forbid her from going outside. But Alex has only one desire: to join her friends at the concert of her favorite band, despite the risk of running into a monster.