Three ghoulish couples get together for a dinner party on the year’s most frightening night. While the guests partake in traditional celebrations, the unraveling of secrets and revelation of truths become more terrifying than the holiday itself.

SYNOPSIS:

Henry is a traditional whiteface clown who has the traditional nuclear family; a wife and two children who are also clowns. Something seems off about Henry as he drives his kids home. He is not as jovial as one would expect from a comical jester. His clothes are ragged, and something is weighing on his mind. His two young children, Olivia and Benny, however, could not be more thrilled as they enthusiastically name every gift they want the Good Souls to deliver that night, on All Hallows’ Eve. Henry, having trouble finding work due to a pandemic, cautions his children that the holiday will have to be a little scaled back. As Henry reaches an intersection, he looks over at a decorative roadside memorial at the end of a steep cul-de-sac. He fights back tears as he drives away.

As soon as Henry gets home, he starts helping his wife, Martha, put the finishing touches on all the mouth-watering meals she has prepared for the night’s celebration. They also consult with each other about the guests who will be joining them. Martha questions Henry to confirm that their mutual friend, Peter, will not be showing up unexpectedly as his ex-girlfriend, Columbina, and her new boyfriend, Victor, will be in attendance. It has been eight months since the breakup and Peter is obsessed with Columbina now more than ever.

The guests start to show up. Columbina is a seductive clown that exudes sexiness with her tight catsuit and buoyant personality. Victor is a classical vampire, donning all the conventional garb one would expect from a bloodsucker like him. Victor asks Henry if there have been any new leads relating to the drunk driver that killed his stepdaughter, Sonia, the previous year. Henry, disappointingly, tells him there hasn’t.

The lasts two invitees arrive, Janet and Norman. Both of their faces are made of wax; no emotion is shown on the exterior. Janet’s face is strikingly eerie, with her frozen, wide grin. As they make their way towards the dinner table, Norman mentions how it is a shame he’s never visited their charming town before. As everyone’s about to dig in, someone knocks on the door. It’s Peter, a classical Pierrot, pantomime clown. He gestures for Henry and Martha to have mercy on him as he will be all alone and wishes to partake in the night’s festivities. After much hesitation, they allow him in. As the dinner progresses, it is surprisingly revealed that Columbina was cheating on Peter with Victor towards the end of their relationship. As far as the other side of the table goes, Norman’s brashness becomes more evident. He proudly proclaims that he will not abide by the town’s rule of all non-essential businesses to be closed and will not allow himself to be a loser and a victim to this outbreak. This rubs Henry the wrong way but does not make a big deal out of it.

After the dinner, Henry admits to Peter that he’s been having some heavy, irrational thoughts as of late due to his stepdaughter’s passing and the economic plight plaguing his family. After trying to console Henry, Peter has a moment alone with Columbina. She unloads on him as to why they could never work out and wishes for Peter to finally leave her alone. After this dagger straight to his core, Peter takes out a small piece of garlic, the kryptonite for any formidable vampire, and sprinkles it into Victor’s drink. Victor becomes increasingly ill as the night progresses.

After the Ritual of the Bonfire in Henry’s backyard, all the guests go back inside for dessert, except for Olivia and Benny who have gone off to bed. During the consumption of pastries, Columbina casually mentions to Norman where she lives. Norman brings up the sharp cul-de-sac situated around there. This immediately grabs Henry and Martha’s attention. Henry questions Norman how he knows about the dead end if he has never been to their town before. Norman, stuttering, does a poor job of covering his tracks. Trying to play it cool, Henry offers Norman an alcoholic drink, which he declines. After insisting several times, Janet lashes out at Henry to stop as Norman is a recovering alcoholic.

Victor excuses himself from the table and heads to the basement to lay down. Peter checks in on him and reveals the clove of garlic. There is not much Victor can do as he is the worse for wear. Peter pretends to revive him, but Victor slowly withers away and dies. Shortly afterwards, Columbina goes to check on Victor, only to be snuck up from behind by Peter. He strangles her until she passes away from asphyxiation. Not being able to live with himself, Peter takes out a small knife and slashes his throat.

After much interrogation and mind games, Norman is forced to admit that he was the drunk driver that killed Sonia. Everyone is at a loss for words. Henry exclaims there is no chance for Norman to escape this time. However, Norman ends up stabbing Henry in an act of desperation. After a brief standoff with Martha and Janet, he finally comes to terms that there is no way out for him. Norman kills himself, too. We end on the backyard, years later. A realtor is showing a couple the house and starts to chit-chat about the legend of the five deaths on that particular All Hallows’ Eve.