It's Halloween in Hill Haven Creeps, and the All Hallows Eve Midnight Traveling Spook Show has come to town. Empty tents flap in the breeze, but there's no sign of the carnies.
For a group of close friends, the festivities have just begun. A masked figure haunts Trevor Sheevis in every reflection. Cole Reagor's dream of being a stand-up comedian isn't so funny, and Tommy Gallaghan's cell phone makes ominous threats.
When their friend, Steven Delhomme, ends up missing, their worst fears come true.
The smell of autumn leaves is in the air, the first pumpkins are aglow, and the crows are gathering in the cornfields. The moon is full, and something is visible beyond the veil between the living and the dead calling itself the Halloween King.
As October 31st approaches, the dead exchange places with the living, and the All Hallows Eve Midnight Traveling Spook Show opens its doors.