- Mean Old Jennings loses his arms in an accident caused by his scared young neighbor Shane, who must now care for him. / Angsty teen girl on vacation with her family in their summer home falls for their handsome ghostly handyman.
- Shane Watkins is a small town teenager, who helps his mom and strict dad with the horses in their family's stable. His next door neighbor Jake Jennings, better known among the kids in town as Old Man Jennings, is a mean-looking old farmer, who lives alone and enjoys his privacy. Some of the kids believe in an old urban legend that he's a murderer and a son of a witch. Shane doesn't know what to believe, but he doesn't like Jennings either way. One day, Shane decides to show his friends that he's not afraid of Jennings, so he trespasses onto his farm. Jennings startles him, so Shane starts running away and steps on the button that activates the grain grinder. Jennings runs after him, but slips and falls hands first into the grinder and he loses both of them. After recuperating in the hospital, Jennings returns to his farm and asks Shane's father to send his son to help him out for a few weeks until he gets used to his difficult condition of being a double amputee. However, Jennings doesn't tell Shane's dad that Shane is responsible for what has happened to him. Shane refuses to go, but his father won't give in. Shane starts helping Jennings out but can't help but feel that Jennings is up to something.
- Julia is a teenager filled with angst. She's on vacation with her family in their summerhouse in the forest. She hates her manipulative and possibly psychotic little brother, her meek father and her commanding mother. She even fantasizes about killing them and herself, although it's clear that she's not serious about it. Her only friend is her tape recorder which she uses to make her audio diary. A handyman shows up now and then and she often fantasizes about him. One day she decides to approach him, but he doesn't respond. She tries to touch him, but he walk right through her. Shocked, she tells about this to her parents, but her mother doesn't believe her and her father is too tired to argue. Julia concludes that the handyman is a ghost and tries to make contact again. The idea of being in love with a ghost sounds quite romantic to her. She's about to learn that people sometimes intentionally choose to be delusional, because the truth is too much to bare.
- In "Bitter Harvest", teenager Shane Watkins is helping his rancher dad with the stable. His first neighbor is Old Man Jennings, a mean-looking farmer, who enjoys his privacy. Some even believe that he's a killer and a son of a witch. Shane decides to show his friends that he's not afraid of Jennings, so he trespasses onto his farm. Jennings sees him, so Shane starts running away and accidentally activates the grain grinder. Jennings goes after him, slips and falls hands first into the grinder. Jennings loses both of his hands in the accident and needs help to function normally again. After he returns from the hospital, he asks Shane's father to send his son to help him out on the farm. However, Jennings doesn't tell Shane's dad that Shane is responsible for his accident. Shane refuses to go, but his strict father gives him no choice. Shane and Jennings slowly build a rapport but Shane is still fearful that Jennings is up to something. In "My So Called Life and Death", angsty teenager Julia is on vacation with her dysfunctional family in their vacation house in the woods. She hates her psychotic little brother, meek dad and bossy mom. She even fantasizes about killing them and herself, although it's clear that she's not serious about it. She keeps an audio diary to vent her feelings. A handyman shows up now and then and she fantasizes about leaving with him. One day she approaches him, but he doesn't respond. She tries to touch him, but he walks right through her. Shocked, she tells this to her folks, but her mother doesn't believe her. Julia concludes that the handyman is a ghost and tries to make contact again. The idea of being in love with a ghost sounds quite romantic to her. She's about to learn that people sometimes intentionally choose to be delusional, because the truth is too much to bare.
- On a small Midwestern farm, a young boy, Shane, trespasses on his reclusive neighbor Jenning's farm and accidentally causes an accident where Jennings loses both arms. Jennings, rumored to be the son of a witch, insists that Shane work for him, and soon begins a game of cat-and-mouse with the boy whom he knows was responsible for the accident.
In the end, will Jennings let Shane off free? Will there be a darker and more insidious price that Shane and his family must pay for Jennings accident?
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