Ellie Noël is ready to start her year as a freshman at the renowned University of the West, New Ferando. To Ellie's surprise, her high school friends Carly and Hewitt will be living in the same dorm as her. The autumn semester looks promising! On one rainy night, Ellie finds a video left on her computer. In it, a man in a blue hooded raincoat with glowing red eyes tells Ellie that her body … and her life …… will be his. Phantom of the West is a speculative fiction novel that chiefly follows the perspective of five characters, all of whom become involved with the Phantom-a possessive entity armed with a dark sense of humor.