Seventy-year-old Gerald Forsyth dreads Halloween. Every year, on October 31st, a lone child has knocked on his door - a nightmarish reminder of a tragedy from Gerald's past. Each Halloween, Gerald has been able to keep his door locked and the monstrous memory at bay, but now the ravages of emphysema have left him a disgruntled and feeble-minded old man. When a new hospice nurse named Kelli arrives unexpectedly to replace his regular nurse on Halloween night, Gerald is caught unawares. Before