Twelve-year-old Malik Jackson has a massive secret that he desperately guards: he is completely terrified of the dark. So, when his best friend Ian dares him to join a ghost-hunting expedition inside a rotting, abandoned mansion on the night before Halloween, Malik is trapped. Refusing the dare means risking total humiliation, especially because the girl he likes is coming along for the spooky adventure. Malik desperately tries to convince himself that as long as their flashlights have fresh batteries and they stay together, everything will be perfectly fine. But the moment the heavy front doors slam shut behind them, the real nightmare begins. As the deep shadows stretch across the creepy hallways and the batteries begin to fail, Malik quickly realizes that the simple darkness is the least of his problems. You will feel your pulse race as Malik discovers the terrifying things that are actually hiding inside the dark.