Based on a true story, a serial killer abducts his latest victim from a mall and assaults her. Confused by her atypical reaction, he doesn't kill her, but instead takes her along as he continues on his killing spree. Meanwhile, the authorities debate whether she's a victim or a willing participant.
(Apesar do título em português, não deve ser confundido com "April Fool's Day", slasher dirigido por Fred Walton no mesmo ano.) Três garotas que estão ingressando numa fraternidade participam de um Baile de Primeiro de Abril num casarão abandonado - fechado desde que, 22 anos antes, um garoto morreu numa brincadeira que deu errado no mesmo baile. Mas não demora para um misterioso assassino, vestido com roupa de mergulhador, começar a matar violentamente os convidados.
Adam is cursed: one of his ancestors played a game and fell victim to a sorcerer or possibly Satan. The curse manifests through Adam and the game, making him attend strange amateur theatre where immensely talentless people try to do farce and a janitor wanders around with a game of Tic-Tac-Toe on his back.
In the small New England town of Galen, a young teenage boy claims he has dreams of young women being brutally raped and murdered. A doctor and the local sheriff discover that the boy's dreams are real and that a sinister occult might be behind the brutal murders. They must track down the vicious killer, who may be the indestructible incarnation of a demon spawned from hell.