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A simple Halloween prank turns deadly after a group of teens ditch Homecoming to explore a grapefruit orchard with a dark past in this campy fright fest featuring Jedd Nelson and Jennifer Tilly. The fall winds are blowing, and the harvest moon is high in the sky - what better time than to cut out of school for a little midnight mischief? According to local legend, the reclusive caretaker at the orchard doesn't take kindly to visitors. Few have seen the mysterious figure and lived to tell the tale, and the opportunity to catch a glimpse of him is too tempting to resist. If they can just ditch their randy teacher (Tilly) and an overprotective parent (Nelson) long enough to reach the orchard, the teens will finally be free to get into the Halloween spirit. But the Caretaker has a special surprise in store for them, and when the gag gets the axe they'll be begging for their lives.