substance he's named the Food of the Gods When Morgan sees the overturned cans labeled "FOTG" in the pest-ridden storeroom he suddenly realizes others besides the chickens have been sampling the food.

At that moment Skinner is in town having just convinced Bensington, owner of a dog food company, and his resident biologist Lorna Scott, to make a visit to the farm the next day.

When they arrive at the farm they find Mrs. Skinner absolutely terrified. Her husband never arrived home and she's spent the night alone, surrounded by horrible giant creatures of all kinds.

Morgan and Brian have also returned to the farm determined to destroy the mysterious Food of the Gods but find an obstinate foe in Bensington who sees only the money he could make from its sale. No one noticed the half-eaten remains of Skinner's body that was left a short way from the road.

Suddenly the group spot a young couple scrambling down the road toward the farm. They also see hundreds of giant panther-sized rats that seem to be stalking the pair. It's almost as if the rat army is herding the people into one group.

Watching the almost intelligent deliberation of the rat horde, Morgan soon realizes the desperate situation of the people gathered at the farm. The last line of their escape from the island is now completely cut off, and they're facing an ever increasing horde of voracious rats that are reacting as if some intelligence were organizing their plan of attack.

Sending the rest of the group into the farmhouse, Morgan sets out to find a way to out-maneuver this "rat commander" before he even stands a chance of defeating the insatiable rat army. . . and destroying the deadly substance misnamed "the Food of the Gods."