It's Christmas and a dysfunctional family is brought together through a dying wish and an invitation to one last family holiday party.

A couple on a drive end up in lost deep in the woods. When their car runs out of gas, they walk and discover a house in the middle of nowhere. Inside, a strange man with an interesting past has some tales to tell but the creatures in the stories won't stay on the paper. From the Muffin Man to aliens, a world of horror comes to life and there is no way out of the dead zone.