A mysterious door forms on the wall of a terminally ill boy's bedroom, a door that becomes more distinct the sicker he becomes and only he can see.

SYNOPSIS:

Carl is an eleven year old with serious health problems. He has a brain tumor that he is being treated for, but the loss of hair and the fear the other children in his class have of him has made his life even more miserable. The constant teasing and shunning he receives makes him dread going to school. His mother and he have moved in with his beloved grandfather when his own father deserts them, after telling his wife and son that he can't deal with the strain of caring for a sick child.

At his chemo treatment, he meets Evan, a boy about his age who has leukemia and is also undergoing chemo. They begin a friendship that make their illnesses easier to bear and makes even the problems Carl has had in school easier to take.

Carl's grandfather passes away, and soon afterward a door begins to appear in Carl's room, pushing out of the wall, a door only he is able to see. Carl's grandfather spoke earlier to him of how dying was like opening a door between one room and another and going through it. Carl is convinced that his grandfather is waiting for him on the other side of that door, but there is also the fear that it is only a manifestation of his illness.

As Carl’s health declines, Evan, who is also losing the struggle with his own illness, confesses to Carl that since he has only his father for family, that when he dies there will be no one waiting for him and that frightens him. Carl promises that he will not leave Evan alone, calming his friend’s fears.

Then, late one night, the door opens.

THE DOOR