John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction is the definitive collection of stories at the crossroads of horror and sci-fi. Follow us into a dark future, from post-apocalyptic earth, into space and beyond. Each mini series explores the universal fears of the unknown, alien life, interstellar travel, and the age old question, can anyone can hear you scream in space. The answer is no.
The desert above Los Angeles is a harsh, unforgiving place. The heat does something to people’s brains, thinks Lieutenant Ron Pinkerton, investigating a series of shockingly violent crimes perpetrated by the most unlikely suspects. A few miles away, astrophysicists at the Mount Wilson Observatory are grappling with another kind of threat — one that threatens to extinguish humanity.