It's just a homecoming party. An arcade. Some pizza. A chance to meet new friends before classes begin. Totally normal. Totally safe. Totally boring... right? Wrong. Very wrong. When the games glitch and the lights flicker, ten college students are thrust into a night of chaos. As reality warps and a deranged scientist emerges from the shadows, they must band together to survive-and uncover the truth behind their strange new abilities. Magic is real. The danger is realer. And the school year hasn't even started yet.

When Shelby's best friend, Julie Noel, is found dead with no visible injuries and a blood alcohol level of 0.0%, the police rule out an accident. Shelby is shattered by the loss, but her grief turns into a nightmare when she's the one accused of Julie's murder.

"look, i don't need your help, alright?" "clearly you do." anna begins to work as a golf cart driver at a pristine country club on the coast of california to help her chances of getting into her dream college. the family she works for is a long-time friend of anna's dad, and she assumes she will adjust smoothly. but ethan dolan will just not accept the extra presence for the summer.