男孩亚历克斯（温斯洛·费格雷饰）是一位恐怖故事迷，他被邪恶的女巫（克里斯滕·里特饰）囚禁在魔法公寓里，要想活下去，他必须每晚讲一个恐怖故事。他与同样被囚禁在此处的亚丝敏（莉娅·朱厄特饰）联手，寻找逃脱的方法。

As the sisters who raised him have to leave, Henry has to figure out how to live by himself within the city. He finds a job in a lighting shop and claims to "lighten up people's life". His job will bring him to discover friendship and love.