After the strange disappearance of their favorite fantasy author, a young group of die-hard fans set out to save him but quickly find themselves victims to the same fate when they uncover the truth behind his fictional tales.

Social outcasts Asher, Sai, and Maya abandon their small town lives in an attempt to find the only person that understands them, a fantasy author named C. J. Pumpkins. But as they begin to piece together the hidden clues that have been left behind the teens are transported into the universe of C.J. Pumpkins best-selling books. Now these teens must face against the many dangers that exist in world of C. J. Pumpkins hoping that the next tale will be the tale to take them home.