8-year-old Ah Keat sets off in search of the mythical nightmare-eating creature in the forest, hoping it will bring his father back to life.

In a fishing village lives a creature with the body of a pig, the nose of an elephant, the ears of a horse and feet like a rhinoceros; it sneaks into the village and devours the nightmares. Ah Keat looks forward to the day when he can see the creature for himself. One day, when Ah Keat's father passes away in an accident at sea, he sets off in search of the creature, hoping that it can help him find his father.