In 2257 a reconnaissance spacecraft from Earth lands on distant Altair-IV to try to learn what happened to a research mission that left Earth 20 years earlier...

In 2257 a reconnaissance spacecraft from Earth lands on distant Altair-IV to try to learn what happened to a research mission that left Earth 20 years earlier. Dr. Morbius is the lone surviving member of the ill-fated mission. Although it holds unknown terrors, Altair-IV also holds untold wonders, yet the deadly force that decimated the first crew reawakens…