Every parent in the plastic smiling town of Black Willow fears the 13th birthday of any child. Just after his best friend Dolly goes missing, taken trough a mysterious chest in his room, Max decides to take action and save her. He must keep his wits about him as he navigates through booby traps, hybrid creatures and the hypnotized population of all children previously taken... Time is of the essence because the longer you stay in the world of Gloom, the more likely you will never leave. "Those who stay here, become here."