Three draped-sheet ghosts, one large, one medium and one small, stand side by side just off center, each with two simple oval black eyes and no other features. Their loosely painted cream-white fabric falls in visible folds with frayed hems. A small pale heirloom pumpkin rests on the sandy ground beside the smallest ghost, and a thin crescent moon hangs in the open sky at upper left.

Tall bare branches with small clusters of tiny white blossoms and scattered golden-brown leaves frame both sides of the scene. Soft, even light, a gentle haze and a mottled, softly blended background in muted sage and dusty teal give the painting a nostalgic folk-art feel, softly eerie rather than frightening.