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.
As the Cold War widened in the 50s, George Kutter and his family trained to be legacy survivors in the event of an atomic exchange with the Soviet Union. When a group of hunting buddies stumble upon a seemingly abandoned fallout shelter, a crash course in Cold War paranoia, propaganda and control awaits. What did the Kutter Family endure? And if WWIII never occured… why are they still down there?