Peabody Pond
Heinz, Brian J. Connor and Otis, honor students at Pendrake Middle School, stumble into trouble while fishing from their old skiff on Peabody Pond. They attempt to aid Dr. Lambert, a geneticist, who crashed his car on a forest trail while fleeing his pursuers. During the doctor's violent abduction, a vial of an experimental hormone rolls down the hillside and shatters on the shore, unleashing horrific changes in the simple aquatic life. Situations deteriorate...