In the small town of Woodsboro, California, a masked killer known as Ghostface begins murdering high school students, and a group of friends must use their knowledge of horror movies to unmask the killer.
Married couple Ben and Jasmine find out their youngest son Toby is suffering from sleep paralysis. They chalk up his claims of the mythical creature The Sandman haunting his dreams as a sign of sleep deprivation, which they give him medication for… However the entire family soon finds themselves unable to sleep because of the fear brought upon by The Sandman, who slowly drives them insane.