Carol Ann has a simple first semester goal to rule the social scene at Cedar Ride College, but her roommate Ivy’s ancestor and namesake died in a horrific accident involving Carol Ann’s grandmother more than 40 years before. Soon Carol Ann is following in her grandmother’s footsteps in more ways than she ever imagined. She comes face to face with a restless spirit lurking in the cemetery next door that is aiming to settle old scores.
Carol Ann’s star athlete boyfriend Austin insists that ghosts aren’t real and stories of the past should remain just stories, but her new friend Willow can “see†things and warns that past tragedies are rarely truly over. Carol Ann soon realizes her institutionalized mother may have an unexpected gift as well. They all join forces with Carol Ann to uncover the truth behind the ghostly legacy of Magnolia Gardens.