In the spring of 1987, the carnival comes to small-town Caudry, Louisiana. For Mara Beznik, the carnival is home but also a place of hidden powers. When she meets local boy Gabe Alvarado sparks fly. But Mara realizes Gabe is hiding something. Soon, they find the word 'freeks' sprayed on trailers, as carnival employees start turning up dead. Can Mara and Gabe halt this campaign of fear?