Marilyn "Lyn" Rowe has always loved Halloween, and considers it her favorite holiday. So, she should be delighted when she discovers Halloween Town and the Skellington family, particularly the enigmatic Jake. Instead, she's terrified. This feeling isn't helped much by being thrown into the deserted Oogey Boogey land by Lock, Shock, and Barrel. Alone in a strange place, Lyn desperately searches for a way out while missing the town she couldn't wait to get out of. Is there any way out?