Hell fest is introduced as a horror theme park which travels across the country during the halloween season. a young girl from cincinnati is shown to be separated from her group during one of the mazes. there she is confronted by a masked figure known as "the other" (stephen conroy). she recognizes the other as a man who had been following her and her group of friends the entire night. the other attacks the girl, stabbing her in the gut before hanging her. the young girl's corpse appears to blend in with the other prop bodies as the other leaves the scene. natalie (amy forsyth) is shown to be arriving at her former apartment where her best friend, brooke (reign edwards), still resides. she greets her old friend but is disappointed to learn that a former classmate, taylor (bex taylor-klaus), whom natalie does not get along with is living with her. though natalie's visit was planned, brooke is shown to have been uncertain that natalie would actually arrive as she had been distant of late due to school and work. as such brooke and taylor arranged a visit to hell fest with quinn (christian james), brooke's boyfriend, taylor's boyfriend asher (matt mercurio), and their respective friend gavin (roby attal) who is attracted to natalie..