 It s death-by-fear (aka scared-to-death) in this deceptively psychological thriller. The hero, Mike brings his friends to his grandparents  house for a Halloween party wherein they will all dress up as their innermost fears. Mike s fear is that he s inherited a homicidal legacy from his father. Mike s father was a serial killer who murdered his mother right in front of him when Mike was five before committing suicide. Mike s fear manifests itself in his inability to commit to his girlfriend of 4 1/2 years, Peg for fear that he will kill her too. Everything gets rolling when an ancient Indian totem wooden figure named Morty comes to life and starts killing off Mike s friends by making their worst fears come true. The ultimate confrontation comes when Mike has to face his greatest fear - his own father.