set in 1988 at the prestigious blackwood preparatory academy in bellmore, the story follows tori marlowe and wesley vale, exes and total opposites who are forced back into each other’s lives after witnessing a disturbing incident at a local arcade. as a series of student disappearances linked to a mysterious figure known as the night caller begins to spread fear through the town, blackwood’s perfect image starts to crack. with suspicion growing and no one sure who to trust, tori and wes must navigate old feelings, dangerous secrets, and a school that may be hiding more than it admits