On Halloween 1984, a woman named Jennifer warns a babysitter and her boyfriend about an impending doom, but they do not heed to her warnings. Eventually, this leads to a young boy in a clown costume breaking in and killing the young girl they were babysitting, Sally. Debra is traumatized from the event, and Jennifer gets put into Dr. Sam Loomis' care. 31 years later, Jennifer eventually lights herself on fire in the days before Halloween leaving Loomis heartbroken that he couldn't help her. Eventually, he visits the boy from that night, now a man, dubbed "The Boogeyman" by the other inmates. The Boogeyman escapes and it is directly tied to Loomis accidentally dropping his lighter into his cell. Now Dr. Loomis must track The Boogeyman with the help of local law enforcement, and something from beyond...
