Deep within the forest of Gravity Falls, the story follows the narration of Shmebulock, who at first is believed to be the village idiot of the gnomes who only says his name, but in actuality was cursed eons ago by a evil warlock to only speak his own name, only able to speak again for a thousand years from moonlight. Shmebulock tells the reader four tales about the Pines family and their untold adventures.