On Demon Night, the day before Halloween, a couple set to marry the following night are brutally murdered by a street gang. A year later, Eric Draven, the groom, returns from the grave guided by a raven, initially, he has no memory of the incident, but upon returning to his old loft, his memories return. Eric paints his face with the features of a happy, distorted clown and begins a hunt to avenge his killers.