DJ is a young boy who lives across the street from a spooky old house. Along with his two friends he discovers that the house is eating people. As Halloween approaches, the friends decide they must stop the house before it gets too powerful.

Film Trivia

• This film used 3D motion capture techniques to digitally record the physical performances of the actors. The actors wore special suits and headgear and were shot on a small soundstage.
• There are several references to Stephen King stories in this film including the house that tries to eat people, based on the third Dark Tower book The Wastelands, and a mechanical monkey, based on a short story in Skeleton Crew.
• For the German and Italian versions of this film, the characters of Bones, Skull and Chowder are renamed Punk, Freak and Ketchup.
• The wallpaper in DJ's room is the same design as Woody's shirt in Toy Story.

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• Open Season
• Monster House
• Evan Almighty
• Ice Age