Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Troubled Roads and Hidden Rituals
Simon travels with Brian while haunted by his violent family past. At the ghost-town property, a rejected purchase attempt leads to murder and occult preparation.
Key Events
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Simon Remembers His Father — Simon dreams of fatally clubbing his abusive father after his father killed his mother. Characters: Simon
Location: Bus
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The Brothers Travel — Simon travels with his brother Brian and other passengers. Characters: Simon, Brian
Location: Bus
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The Property Negotiation — A lawyer tries to purchase the property containing the serial-killer museum.
Location: Ghost-town property
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The Sale Is Refused — The landowner refuses to sell the museum together with the property.
Location: Ghost-town property
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The Landowner Is Stabbed — The rejected buyer stabs the landowner after the failed negotiation.
Location: Ghost-town property
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The Occult Preparation — The buyer prepares an occult ritual using the book and blood samples from museum displays.
Location: Death Factory museum
The Bus Abandons Its Passengers
The bus breaks down, and the passengers leave in search of help. The driver's disappearance leaves the group isolated near the ghost town.
Key Events
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The Occult Preparation — The buyer prepares an occult ritual using the book and blood samples from museum displays.
Location: Death Factory museum
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The Bus Breaks Down — The bus breaks down, forcing the passengers to search for assistance. Characters: Simon, Brian, Star
Location: Road near the ghost town
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Passengers Leave the Bus — The passengers leave to seek help while the driver stays behind with the vehicle. Characters: Simon, Brian, Star
Location: Road near the ghost town
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The Driver Disappears — The driver disappears with the bus after the passengers leave.
Location: Broken-down bus
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The Group Reaches Town — The stranded passengers reach the abandoned ghost town and debate their next move. Characters: Simon, Brian, Star
Location: Ghost town
The Book Opens the Grave
Star and another passenger find occult belongings and read from the Book of the Dead. Their experiment resurrects the killers displayed in the museum.
Key Events
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The Group Reaches Town — The stranded passengers reach the abandoned ghost town and debate their next move. Characters: Simon, Brian, Star
Location: Ghost town
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Star Finds Strange Belongings — Star and another passenger wander away and discover the buyer's belongings. Characters: Star
Location: Ghost town
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The Book Is Read — Star and another passenger read from the Book of the Dead as a joke. Characters: Star
Location: Ghost town
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The Killers Rise — The ritual unintentionally resurrects the killers represented in the museum. Characters: Albert Fish
Location: Death Factory museum
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The First Escape — The resurrected killers begin attacking and the buyer attempts to flee from Fish. Characters: Albert Fish
Location: Ghost town
Power Among the Dead
The resurrected killers massacre passengers and turn against one another. Simon survives Fish's attack and discovers that he can absorb supernatural power.
Key Events
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The First Escape — The resurrected killers begin attacking and the buyer attempts to flee from Fish. Characters: Albert Fish
Location: Ghost town
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Star Is Killed — Star is killed during the killers' rampage. Characters: Star
Location: Ghost town
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Fish Attacks Simon — Albert Fish attacks Simon, who breaks Fish's neck. Characters: Simon, Albert Fish
Location: Ghost town
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Simon Absorbs Fish — Fish disintegrates into dust that enters Simon's body. Characters: Simon, Albert Fish
Location: Ghost town
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The Killers Turn Inward — The resurrected killers begin fighting one another while attacking the surviving passengers. Characters: Simon, Nicole, Ripper, Bill
Location: Ghost town
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Nicole Is Dismembered — Ripper dismembers Nicole during the internal massacre. Characters: Nicole, Ripper
Location: Ghost town
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Simon Takes More Power — Simon stabs Ripper and absorbs Ripper's supernatural power. Characters: Simon, Ripper
Location: Ghost town
Death Refused and Repaid
Simon is impaled, revived through the Book, and defeats the buyer. The survivors escape, but the mysterious driver revives the buyer and reveals a continuing supernatural obligation.
Key Events
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Simon Takes More Power — Simon stabs Ripper and absorbs Ripper's supernatural power. Characters: Simon, Ripper
Location: Ghost town
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Simon Is Impaled — The buyer impales Simon while Simon, Brian, and the remaining passengers confront him. Characters: Simon, Brian
Location: Ghost town
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The Book Revives Simon — Simon is resurrected with the Book of the Dead and gains a chance to fight back. Characters: Simon, Brian
Location: Ghost town
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Simon Breaks the Neck — Simon snaps the buyer's neck after returning from death. Characters: Simon, Brian
Location: Ghost town
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The Zodiac Is Burned — The surviving group sets the remaining masked killer on fire and strikes the killer with a car. Characters: Simon, Brian
Location: Ghost town
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The Survivors Drive Away — Simon, Brian, and the survivors drive away in the landowner's car. Characters: Simon, Brian
Location: Road outside the ghost town
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The Driver Revives the Buyer — The mysterious driver returns, revives the buyer, and demands that the buyer continue his work.
Location: Road outside the ghost town