: The story begins at the Shadyside Mall, where a masked killer named Ryan Torres murders several employees before being killed by Sheriff Nick Goode.
: The group learns about a survivor from a 1978 massacre who allegedly "cheated death". They devise a desperate plan to kill Sam and then resuscitate her to break the killers' pursuit. : The story begins at the Shadyside Mall,
: Following a heated encounter between rival towns Shadyside and Sunnyvale, a car accident occurs involving Deena and her ex-girlfriend Sam. Sam accidentally bleeds on the ancient bones of Sarah Fier, a witch executed in 1666, which reawakens the curse. a witch executed in 1666