The holiday season is getting closer, and Joe Talbot is finding himself short on cash. When luck leads him to a job at the local video store, he thinks his problems are solved. But almost as soon as Joe begins to work, a mysterious person starts to tamper with the most popular rental movies, actually changing the films and inserting strange footage of people in Oakdale. At first, the pranks seem like nothing more than a practical joke. Then, the phantom filmmaker's games start to threaten the video store's business. It's now up to Joe, Wishbone, and their friends to stop the video vandal before things really unravel!