Eleven-year-old Max thinks his life could not get any worse. He is teased by his classmates because he's smart. He meets nasty slime-producing demon Phears and finds himself protecting the sibling ghosts of the children who used to live in his house.

"When Max finally scores a date with Cammy on Halloween, Phears, an evil ghost with plans on taking over the world, unleashes his ghouls and things go haywire"--Container.