Every fall in a small Midwestern town, a supernatural specter rises from the cornfields and makes its way toward the town's Church, where violent gangs of teenage boys hungrily await their chance to confront the legendary nightmare in an annual harvest rite of life and death. Richie Shepard lives in the shadow of his big brother who won last year's Run and earned his ticket out. To prove himself and join his brother, Richie pairs up with Kelly Haines, a restless dreamer who will do whatever it takes to escape this dead-end town. Against the rules and odds, Richie & Kelly decide to hunt down the legendary nightmare to win the Run and their freedom, together.