Jamie Benjamin is a weird and lonely twelve-year-old boy that is bullied and outcast at school and by his neighbors. Despite his high IQ, he has development problems, and his only friend is his Teddy Bear.
When his parents need to travel to Seattle, they hire the babysitter and housekeeper Sandy O'Reilly that immediately notes that Jamie is not a normal kid.
Jamie finds a pit in the middle of the forest with strange creatures trapped inside and he tries to feed them with chocolate. But soon he learns that they are carnivorous, and he steals Sandy's money to buy meat and feed the creatures.
When Sandy finds the robbery and the money ends, he decides to feed the creatures with people that he does not like, and the creatures become addicted to human flesh.
Meanwhile, the stupid local sheriff believes people that is disappearing are indeed leaving the town, despite all the evidences.