 The week before Halloween, Jason Hollway s parents separate, and his dad moves out. Jason is depressed and doesn t want to go trick or treating with his friends Jenn, Ted, and Austin. His mom and grandpa encourage him, first by a trip to a pumpkin patch and then with the promise of a party at the end of the evening. The neighborhood has a scary story of a son s murder of his father 25 years before, so all the kids are frightened of Sam Hain: they ring his doorbell and run. All evening, the kids talk about the Sam Hain house: one by one, Jason s pals disappear; soon, it s just him and a silent Pumpkin Man walking up to Sam Hain s door. What will Jason do?