Movie Story : Monster House follows DJ, a young boy who lives across the street from a cranky old man's dilapidated home, and his friends Chowder and Jenny. When the elderly neighbor suffers a heart attack while trying to remove a kid's ball from his yard, the house seems to come alive and grow increasingly hostile toward anyone who ventures near it. Determined to uncover the truth behind the strange behavior, the trio sets out to investigate the menacing building before it can claim another victim.