As the boys spend their summer surveilling Mackey and gathering evidence, their amateur sleuthing takes a lethal turn that challenges their friendship and changes their lives forever. Themes and Style 31 Days of Horror: Summer of 84 (2018)

In Ipswich, Oregon, 15-year-old conspiracy enthusiast Davey Armstrong begins to suspect that his neighbor, the well-respected police officer Wayne Mackey, is the "Cape May Slayer"—a serial killer responsible for the disappearances of several teenage boys. Davey enlists his three best friends to help him investigate: The cynical, foul-mouthed "bad boy".

The group's intelligent, pop-culture-obsessed "nerd". Dale "Woody" Woodworth: The sweet-natured, portly friend.