As a young boy and his dog go for a walk on Halloween, he is disappointed not to see all the scary things he had expected--but they are all gathering behind him.
Something is under Simon's bed. He can hear it breathing. Is it a monster? Simon has to find out. He shines a flashlight under the bed, to discover that something is hiding there -- but what?
Although while he is awake Maynard the cat enjoys such typical feline activities as chasing birds and squirrels, when he is dreaming he finds himself in predicaments less pleasant for him.
One boring rainy afternoon Teddy Bear decides to bring out his scrapbook, which contains photographs and newspaper clippings from his long and illustrious past.