Tormented by a series of scary nightmares, a new girl in school feels isolated and out of place until a mysterious group invites her to join its ranks. All she has to do is tell a truly terrifying story.

When a friend's disappearance seems to be linked to Rachel's story, the Midnight Society decides to attend the Carnival of Doom to determine if it is the same carnival from Rachel's nightmares.

With her friends' lives at stake, Rachel decides to take charge and end Mr Tophat's reign of terror. Unless the story has a happy ending, the Midnight Society are doomed.

Five kids investigate the disappearance of their friend, the leader of The Midnight Society, whose fate may be tied to a curse that haunts their seaside town.

As the Midnight Society digs deeper into the mystery, they discover that an evil entity known as the Shadowman haunts them.

The Midnight Society seeks some assistance from the ghost of someone who may how the curse was created.