Every night, Marcel the monster works hard, trying to give the neighbourhood children a fright. But poor Marcel is simply not scary. In fact, he's hopeless at his job. After he trudges home from work each night, he turns to his true love -- cooking. One night, when Marcel leaves his lunchbox out, a little kid looks inside -- and is terrified! So Marcel gives up freelance frightening, and opens a restaurant where he can scare customers with his cooking instead.