It's Halloween, and everyone in Charlie's small town is excited for this year's festivities. Charlie's grandfather Old Joe, is famous for his holiday haunts, and his pumpkin patch is the center of the spooky celebrations. But for Charlie, Halloween is just a reminder that his cousin Billy isn't around anymore. So instead of going trick-or-treating, Charlie decides to keep to himself, helping out in Old Joe's haunted barn with hus teusty dog Ringo. The night takes a turn when some neighborhood bullies show up with their sights set on Charlie's candy. Running off into the woods to escape, Charlie loses his way. Then he spots aomeone moving in the diatance...simeone who looks just like his cousin Billy. As Charlie chases after him, he travels deeper and deeper into the woods and stumbles upon the enteance to a mysterious new land. Here he meets the Prime Minister, a vampire, who tells him heay be able to see Billy again.

ISBN: 9780399175893