 "The Damned Thing" (inspired by Ambrose Bierce's classic short story of the same title) is the apocalyptic tale of a monstrous force that devastates Sheriff Kevin Reddle's family and his small Texas town of Cloverdale.As a child, Reddle's father goes berserk, guns down his wife and almost kills Kevin, before being disemboweled by an invisible force.Before he dies, Kevin's father says the "damned thing" has found him.