Joel is on a scavenger hunt for an age's old amulet. He must find this amulet and destroy it before Halloween is over. If he doesn't, it will mean his brother's life. The problem is, a powerful witch and her den of werewolves, one of whom happens to be romancing his former girlfriend, a malicious and vengeful motley crew of pirates, and his brother's sinister substitute teacher are also on the same hunt for this valuable amulet. Could life get any more complicated? Learn how it all unfolds in the award-winning book that's been called "the stuff of movies."