They're coming - thousands of ravenous, blood-thirsty rats - and the terrified occupants of a New York City department store have nowhere to hide. Not only are these genetically altered creatures smarter, stronger and bigger than normal rats, they've also acquired a taste for human flesh. Time is running out for investigator Jack Carver, the only man who can discover how these rodents became violent killers and stop their trail of victims before its too late. The suspense builds in the sewers and subways of Gotham as a battle rages to determine which species will survive...man or beast!