Five small children walk single file along a dirt path at dusk, followed by a black cat: a sheet ghost carrying a star lantern, a child with a jack-o'-lantern head, a small witch with curly golden hair, a skeleton in a bone-print hood, and a child in a black cat mask and rust-orange cloak. Each carries a lantern or a pail.

A large autumn tree with sweeping branches fills the upper left, a stone cottage with glowing yellow windows sits on a hill at right, and a pale full moon hangs among bats and scattered black stars. A split-rail fence, pumpkins and a meadow of orange daisy-like flowers fill the foreground, with blue-gray hills beyond.

Soft, low-contrast light and a faded, aged-print patina give it a nostalgic storybook feel, with dry-brush stippling, fine canvas tooth and gentle craquelure-like wear across a matte surface.