Screenwriter Stanley Caldwell (Judd Nelson) is hard at work on the screenplay for a new horror film, but to finish it he needs to do some research -- the kind that involves kidnapping and killing young women. When one of his victims narrowly escapes and reaches help, the chase is on to catch the crazed writer. In the sequel, Caldwell returns to the scene of his crimes to terrorize the cast and crew of a docudrama about his nefarious deeds.