Evil has descended upon the little town of Cold Rock. One by one, children are disappearing, leaving no clues or witnesses. Very quickly, the craziest rumors start spreading, a horrible story told in low voices, the story of the Tall Man, a mysterious being who carries off children, who are then never seen again. With this legend, a growing terror threatens to annihilate what is left of the small town. Julia Denning has no time for legends or superstitions. By carrying out her nursing job to the best of her abilities, she tries to preserve a semblance of normality in her work and life. Until horror knocks on her door... Woken in the middle of the night, she dashes into her young son's bedroom. His bed is empty, and she only has time to glimpse a huge, ghostly silhouette disappearing into the night with her child. Julia will risk everything to find him. With the help of an FBI investigator, Lieutenant Dodd, and a sheriff, the hunt begins. Who is the Tall Man? What has happened to the children? Everyone wants answers, but no one could ever have imagined what the answers will provoke...