Thirteen years ago, Joel Olsen befriended a brutal slasher and accidentally unleashed carnage on everyone around him. Joel barely made it through that summer vacation alive. All grown up, he's made a horror movie that's become a surprise hit for its unique storyline, and its titular character, Pillowface, has become a fan favorite. But the fans don't realize the terror depicted on screen really happened to Joel when he was a twelve-year-old boy. Now he's a guest at a horror convention and has unknowingly attracted the attention of killers he thought were dead. Joel finds himself plunged into another massacre as his old slasher friend returns to defend him from the pack of sadistic killers. This time, the genre Joel loves is also a target. But horror has welcomed a new symbol -Pillowface. And he's fired up his chainsaw again to kill whoever gets in his way.
Thirteen years ago, Joel Olsen befriended a brutal slasher and accidentally unleashed carnage on everyone around him. Joel barely made it through that summer vacation alive. All grown up, he's made a horror movie that's become a surprise hit for its unique storyline, and its titular character, Pillowface, has become a fan favorite. But the fans don't realize the terror depicted on screen really happened to Joel when he was a twelve-year-old boy. Now he's a guest at a horror convention and has unknowingly attracted the attention of killers he thought were dead. Joel finds himself plunged into another massacre as his old slasher friend returns to defend him from the pack of sadistic killers. This time, the genre Joel loves is also a target. But horror has welcomed a new symbol -Pillowface. And he's fired up his chainsaw again to kill whoever gets in his way.