Growing up in a small Delaware town has always been dull, yet the town harbors an ominous secret, and when Josh Walker brushes too close to the dangers of the mysterious forest where the adults in town forbid their children to play, he sets out on his own to learn what's behind all the fears and restrictions.
As Easter approaches, a holiday beset with family dinners, holiday sweets and the annual disappearance of at least one person into the Devil's Forest, never to be seen again, Josh stumbles into a world of chocolate, paintings that change, and the strange pull of the forest where knowing the difference between a rabbit and a hare can determine whether a casual walker in the forest will meet a grisly death.
The town's history of witchcraft isn't taught in the local schools, yet the adults seem to all know about it. As he crosses into the world of adulthood himself, Josh begins to see the significance of the chocolate stargazing hares, so popular in the local chocolate shop. The question is, will he embrace the magic of the forest, or become a sacrifice himself?