Twelve-year-old Alec and his cousin Mary are vacationing in New Jersey, helping their uncle run his arcade on the seaside boardwalk, when a hurricane and a monster threaten their very lives.
Eleven-year-old Brittany and her little brother Eric suspect their stepfather has married their mother for some evil purpose, and they race against time to figure out why before he destroys them all.
Patricia and her brother Sam are sent far away from home to stay with their strange aunt. While there, they find a trunk full of old clothes and soon find themselves traveling back in time, trapped in a frightening mystery.