Can a sousaphone, a set of tapestries, and some very smelly cigars defeat an ever-growing horde of creatures? Halle Thompson dreams of acting in scary movies like the ones directed by her idol, Maximus Price. So when Halle has the chance to go to his mansion, she leaps at it! Little does she know there's more than old movie props waiting for her on the grounds of Price Manor... Paisley and Argyle, Maximus's twins, think the creepy squid-like creatures...

On a scorching hot day in July 1936, thousands of people cheered as the U.S. Olympic teams boarded the S.S. Manhattan, bound for Berlin. Among the athletes were the 14 players representing the first-ever U.S. Olympic basketball team. As thousands of supporters waved American flags on the docks, it was easy to miss the one courageous man holding a BOYCOTT NAZI GERMANY sign. But it was too late for a boycott now; the ship had already left the harbor. 1936...