When an escaped homicidal maniac, a local legend about a pitchfork-wielding serial killer and a Halloween haunted hayride converge, slasher fans are in for one hell of a treat. Steven Summers returns home to southern Alabama from college with his girlfriend to attend his Uncle';;s annual Haunted Hayride. Unaware that an escaped killer is on the loose, Steven will soon face the real life embodiment of PITCHFORK a character his uncle created for the hayride and Steven';;s childhood tormentor.