A year has gone by since the heartbreaking loss of his sisters, Hannah and Beth, He is engulfed in self-hatred and plagued by overwhelming guilt for not being able to prevent the tragic deaths of his sisters, which stemmed from a seemingly harmless prank orchestrated by his friends. While his friends have moved on with their lives, Josh has become fixated on the idea of enacting revenge, envisioning a prank that mirrors the one that led to his sisters' fate. Drawing on his family's wealth and leveraging his father's connections with practical effects artists, he dedicated the past year to meticulously planning and designing an elaborate scheme. He commissioned the necessary props to execute his grand prank, ensuring that every detail was perfect. Eventually, he made his way back to Blackwood Pines, where he transformed the Washington lodge into a stage for his ultimate practical joke. He equipped the lodge with an array of props and set up video cameras to capture the unfolding events, intending to share the footage online for all to see. With everything in place, he reached out to his friends, inviting them back to the mountain for what they believed would be another enjoyable winter retreat, all while he waited in anticipation for their arrival, ready to set his plan into motion.