For decades, an unknown presence has been observing and analyzing us. What exactly are they? No one knows, except for Ivan Petrenko Karkarov. This Russian physicist began investigating a peculiar occurrence that had been happening for many years. In 1982, he discovered the truth behind this mysterious phenomenon, but he disappeared under unexplained circumstances before he could share his findings. Fast forward 30 years to Newell, Iowa, where Dean Hollister appears to be an ordinary man until unusual radar disturbances start cropping up globally. Suddenly, the sky is filled with black rifts, and something lurking behind them is watching us.