Plagued by strange nightmares, a young man named Ryan is thrust into a hidden world of wizards, secret organizations, and terrifying entities. When a ritual to deal with bullies goes awry, Ryan and his friend Alison are kidnapped by the Marduk Institute, a place that reveals reality is a clockwork mechanism visible only to wizards. As Ryan navigates this new world, befriending the mysterious Blake and the captivating Hunter, he learns the truth about his powers and the terrifying 'Sandman' that stalks his dreams, setting off a chain of events that blurs the line between dreams and reality and threatens to consume everything he holds dear.