Brian Gross

While recovering from an emotional trauma, Rita heads to the mountains to recuperate in peace and solitude. But a doctor named Pierce has hidden himself away in the boonies to work on stem cell research, and his experiments have run wildly amok--only Rita cannot tell if the horrific things she sees scuttling in the night are hallucinations or the results of Pierce's demonically cutting-edge science. (David DeCoteau)

A giant lizard terrorizes a rural mid west community with a group of heroic young people led by Chase Winstead attempting to destroy the creature.