一群朋友計劃離開城市去海邊度過一個輕松的周末，但事情發生了變化，一個年輕女子在一個偏僻島嶼的岸邊向他們揮手求助。伸手救援便是致命的危險，他們不顧一切要逃離小島。

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

　　影片時間線設定在1979年第一部《異形》與1986年的續集《異形2》之間，圍繞一群年輕而勇敢的太空殖民者展開。講述他們為逃離外星采礦殖民地的沉悶生活，在冒險探索一座廢棄的太空站時，意外遭遇了宇宙中最可怕的生命體——異形。　　狹窄幽暗、危機四伏的空間站中，大逃殺的序幕已經被無情拉開，人類再次成為異形生物捕獵的目標。在無盡的黑暗與死亡威脅的籠罩之下，太空探險隊員們能否在每一次心跳的瞬間，察覺到未知生物潛伏的絲絲寒意？在這場你死我活的追逐戰中，他們將直面怎樣的信任挑戰和道德掙扎？當一個又一個同伴被殘忍吞噬，求救無門的他們究竟能否在這場太空殺戮中尋得一線生機？

　　23世紀中葉，地球已進入全面崩潰的階段，戰爭和傳染病讓這顆原本美麗的藍色星球破爛不堪，人類被迫離開賴以生存的家園，遠赴外太空尋找新的棲息地。憑借TSA先進的技術，木衛五成為充滿希望的新興樂土。在此之后，大批地球人乘坐飛船前往木衛五，地球逐漸被人遺忘。　　然而就在此時，不斷有人起來反抗，聲稱要推翻TSA利用機器對人類的麻醉和統治，并據此不斷向空間站發起恐怖襲擊。美麗的勞拉·波特曼博士（Anna-Katharina Schwabroh 飾）隨一艘貨船前去空間站看望親人。在長達4個月的旅途中，大部分人需進入睡眠狀態。勞拉擔任了值班的任務，然而在這靜寂的飛船里，似乎有其他人在暗中窺視著她。一樁樁陰謀漸漸浮出水面……