While working on a horror film, high school freshmen Rex and Leif suddenly lose their best friend Alicia Boykins to a local reformatory school when she takes the fall for a series of accidents. The adults in town praise the school, but the kids are fearful of ever attending and suspect something nefarious. Rex and Leif are determined to get their friend out of the school, and their investigation uncovers an evil spirit that harvests teenage souls.