The Curse Continues

Six days following Rose Cotter’s death, Joel, now marked by the Entity, attempts to transfer the curse. He stages a violent scene in hopes of forcing the transition—intending to kill a known criminal in front of another. During the exchange, the intended witness is accidentally shot, leaving drug dealer Lewis Fregoli—an unsuspecting bystander—as the next host. While trying to flee the chaotic aftermath, Joel is struck by a truck and dies.

Rising Star in Shadows

Elsewhere in New York City, Skye Riley, a rising pop star, prepares for a major comeback tour. Her public history includes battles with addiction and the recent loss of her boyfriend, actor Paul Hudson, in a car crash. Under the strict eye of her mother and manager, Elizabeth, and supported by their assistant Joshua, Skye attempts to stay focused. However, back pain during rehearsals prompts her to sneak out for Vicodin. She seeks out Lewis, an old acquaintance from high school.

At Lewis’s apartment, Skye becomes an accidental witness to horror. Lewis experiences a breakdown, collapses, and then—grinning disturbingly—slams his own head repeatedly with a weight plate. His gruesome death marks the beginning of Skye’s descent. Fearful of her surroundings and the drugs scattered about, she flees the scene without reporting what occurred.

Descent Into Hallucination

Skye’s mental state unravels rapidly. She begins to hallucinate strangers smiling unnaturally at her, disrupting her ability to function. Desperate for grounding, she reconnects with her estranged friend, Gemma. A mysterious text message reaches her, indicating someone knows she was at Lewis’s apartment and that her life is in danger.

At a fundraiser organized by industry heavyweight Darius, Skye begins to spiral. The teleprompter appears to stall, prompting her to rant publicly about the emptiness of success. She imagines Paul approaching from the audience, grinning in that unnatural manner, and panics—injuring an elderly host in the confusion.

A Theory of Survival

The sender of the message identifies himself as Morris. They meet in a bar where he explains that his brother died by suicide under the curse, and he has spent years tracking the Entity. Morris believes the curse functions like a parasite. His radical theory: if Skye’s heart can be stopped and restarted, it might sever the Entity’s hold. Skye refuses, shaken and overwhelmed by being recognized in public.

At her apartment, the hallucinations grow worse. Her backup dancers appear distorted, then transform into manifestations of the Entity. The hallucinations become physically violent, tossing her across the room. She is pinned as an unseen force forces itself into her throat. She blacks out.

The Truth Behind the Mask

In a memory, the truth about Paul’s death surfaces. During a drug-fueled argument, Skye had deliberately crashed the car, making her complicit in his demise. When she awakens, she’s in a wellness retreat, arguing again with her mother. The illusion breaks when Elizabeth, grinning widely, slams a mirror and stabs herself. The hallucination fades—Skye realizes that she, not Elizabeth, committed the act.

Fleeing the retreat, she finds the Entity still manipulating her reality. Reuniting with “Gemma,” they set off to meet Morris. But when the real Gemma calls, Skye realizes the companion beside her has been the Entity all along.

Final Confrontation

Skye regains control of the vehicle and meets Morris at an abandoned Pizza Hut. He has a plan: use the walk-in freezer to prevent brain damage after cardiac arrest. As Morris prepares, the Entity returns, appearing as the version of Skye who survived the original crash. A struggle ensues. Skye injects herself with a heart-stopping drug, hoping the Entity will be forced out. But the Entity taunts her—she has never been in control.

The illusion resumes. Skye is now on stage, headlining her comeback performance at Herald Square Garden. Joshua, Darius, and Elizabeth watch from the audience. A chilling realization sets in—this too is fabricated.

Before her eyes, the Entity emerges. This time, it sheds all disguises. It reveals its monstrous form—a towering, grotesque mass of skinless flesh, layered with mouths, each smiling. Skye, stunned into paralysis, watches as it tears its torso open to consume her. In the real world, she collapses during the performance.

Possessed, she stands again. Grinning uncontrollably, she takes a microphone and drives it through her own eye—her final act witnessed by a live audience of thousands. And so, the curse passes on once again.