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Everyone thinks horror-movie buff Bill Stenson [Robin Dunne] has seen one too manyscifi films when he claims to have seen a UFO land in last night's freaklightning storm. Still, how do you explain the windowless metal dishflanked by two gargoyles that appeared just this morning in the empty lotnext to Mr Danvers' house? Why has the government sent in a team ofS.E.T.I. specialists to set up the old observatory? What is causing thetwo holes that are appearing on the necks of the Knollwood residents, andwhy are they all starting to act weird? [Well, except for Mrs Gibson, whoalways was a crotchety old sourpuss.]

The next day, as the S.E.T.I. team (Hank, Mike, and Paula set uptheir equipment, Hank [James Kee] notices a hot spot on the geothermal scanner, andthey go to investigate. Meanwhile, Bill stops to have another look at theUFO after delivering Mr Danvers' newspaper. As he reaches out to touch it,it suddenly begins to glow green, and Bill is knocked to the ground justas the S.E.T.I. team arrives. As Hank investigates the UFO, Mike [Liviu Lucaci] and Paula [Bianca Brad]go back to the van for their equipment. No one notices crotchety old MrsGibson until it's too late. When Hank goes to see what is holding up Mikeand Paula, they are gone. When Hank races back to the observatory to checkhis geothermal scans, Mr Jonas [Servan Celea] from the Neighborhood Watch pays a visit.Just as he is about to bite Hank in the neck, Bill and his technogeekfriend, Kevin James [Mak Fyfe], show up. Mr Jonas promises to catch them later andleaves. Bill notices the hot spot on Hank's geothermal screen andrecognizes it as the old mine shaft. Legend has it that, back in the1800s, coal miners found the largest diamond in the world. They dubbed itthe "Light of the Moon" but, when they were transporting it to New York,it disappeared.

Tomorrow is the big Knollwood/Huntsville soccer game. When Billlearns that the players and cheerleaders, including his sister Katie, arehaving a pregame party tonight near the old mine, he decides that he hasto keep the kids from going into it. As he and Kevin guard the entrance,they are surprised to see Hank show up. Kevin volunteers to go for help,while Bill and Hank enter the mine. On the way back into town, Kevin isbitten by a vampire. While searching the mine, Bill and Hank come across ameeting of the vampires, led by Mr Danvers, while the Master, Vlathos fromLathos, watches. Danvers unites the "Light of the Moon" diamond with twolesser diamonds, and the light from the moon starts pouring down. The planis to harvest the light from the sun and moon and plunge the earth intoeternal darkness. Then shall the vampires feed. Knowing that they areoutnumbered, Bill and Hank decide to call for help but, when Hank tries tophone out, all the telephone lines appear to be down. When he tries todrive out of Knollwood, he is stopped by Mr Jonas and his NeighborhoodWatch deputy. Whatever is going on in Knollwood, it looks like Bill andHank are on their own.

It is the afternoon of the soccer game. While the fans cheer as thetwo teams play, Mr Danvers rallies his vampires and they begin biting theother players. Meanwhile, Hank and Bill constuct a series of reflectingmirrors out of plywood and tinfoil, which they use to divert the sunlightand shine it on Vlathos [Cosmin Sofron]. But the sun is setting fast. With no otheroption, Bill picks up the Light of the Moon diamond and smashes it on thefloor. Vlathos burns up, and the vampire army turns back into humans.[Original Synopsis by bj_kuehl.]