A subversive take on Archie and his friends, exploring small-town life, and the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale's wholesome facade.

"Betty, Veronica, and Jughead all know that Archie is being framed by Hiram Lodge, but the evidence is stacked against him. So the gang comes up with a last-ditch plan to prove Archie's innocence: they have to go back to the scene of the crime. They have to go back to Shadow Lake. Threats are around every corner deep in the woods at the Lodge family cabin. Will the kids find the evidence they need to clear Archie's name? And, more importantly, will...

"Four interconnected stories trap each of our main characters in a unique high-stakes conflict over the course of a few pressure-cooker hours! Jughead's locked in and left behind with Moose at Stonewall Prep, Veronica is trapped with Cheryl at a nearby suburban shopping mall, Betty and Polly are stalked by a possible madman when a girls' night goes horribly awry, and Archie and Reggie are held hostage by a 'long lost relative' of Archie's father Fred...

During the Riverdale Revels festival, Archie, Betty, Jughead, and Veronica find out that the dark roots of the Town with Pep go even deeper than they could have imagined.

Continues the stories launched in the first volume's collection, with innovative, entertaining and compelling reimaginings of the iconic Riverdale characters: Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, Josie and the Pussycats, and Reggie & Me.