- Mark and Linda Hobbs are devastated by the sudden death of their son Daniel and, in an act of desperation make a deal with a mysterious stranger to bring him back. However, what comes back isn't what they lost, but rather something different, something terrifying.—Anonymous
- We open on a tranquil scene of a friendly old man reading, he is disturbed by a noise, looking up he sees his recently orphaned grandson Myles. Who swears he'll do anything to get his mother back, grandfather must console and warn Myles that he may get more than he wishes for, that the dead are best left that way. To labor his point and help Myles understand the importance of this, he tells Mark and Linda's tale. We cut to a happy loving couple waving their son Daniel off to school. then tragedy, as their son is killed in a road accident. At his funeral Mark thinks he sees a strange crooked man but ignores this. Later that night lost in their own thoughts Mark and Linda are disturbed by a ring at the door. The Crooked man invites himself in. He explains he has a special skill and he can help them. After some confusion and anger they realise he is offering them their dead sons life. The cost, well Daniel knows what he must do. Mark is not so sure but Linda convinces him they have nothing to loose. In fact they loose more than they could imagine. later that night Linda is attacked and dies, not before making Mark promise to help Daniel and keep him safe and secret. So the Ghoulish pair continue to 'pay' the Crooked man. When the story ends, Myles is defiant, he would not be so easily hood winked by the crooked man, grandfather laughs at his naivety, the door bell rings, Myles goes to see who it is...
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