With Gizmo's newest batch on the loose, Sam is torn between his promise of keeping the Mogwai safe or returning to his normal life a choice that is complicated further by an alliance with street thief Elle.

Sam, Elle, and Gizmo's nerves are tested as they follow Grandpa's map through the scariest woods they've ever encountered where more than soul-sucking, undead bureaucrats lurk in the darkness.

The friends celebrate their arrival at the Valley of Jade, but will Sam finally gain the confidence he desperately needs?