Katie Hopper had the ideal life on the on the surface. Popular, cheerleader, friends, boys fawning over her. She lived in Hawkins, Indiana where nothing interesting ever happened. That all changed one Monday morning in November of 1983.

Scarlett McCall has had enough with her sophomore year and it just started. No boyfriend and a crappy job are causing her to rethink her priorities. Unfortunately for her, reconnecting with her brother and old best friend doesn't end in happily ever after. It ends with monsters in the dark. Eventual Stiles/OC.