One of Ray Bradbury's most popular and intriguing novels of good and evil comes to life in this spine-tingling motion picture. On a grim and gusty October day in Green Town, Illinois, two young boys encounter a terrified man who foretells of dangers blowing their way. Soon after, the town is visited by a seductive stanger named Mr. Dark and his pandemonium carnival. Terrifying things begin to happen when the adventurous boys stumble onto the carnival's deadly and destructive secret.