A woman finds a VHS tape on her doorstep that shows a series of gruesome tales that could be real. But the true danger is the pumpkin-faced killer that's using the tape to find his next victim.
7-year old Mikey awakens to a world where it seems his mother and all adults have died; but in his naive way he still maintains some degree of normalcy, until 12-year old Will shows up and tells Mikey he must go with him.