Mitch, an obsessive collector and aspiring comic book artist ravenously snaps up rare horror VHS's to sell for big bucks in order to jump-start his career. Meanwhile, Mitch undergoes physical "hero" training ordered by his Publisher to improve his drawings. Meanwhile, his female counterpart, Jessica, tries desperately to escape the Nightmare Circuit, a dreamlike otherworld, while struggling to remember her past. Obsessed with winning Mitch back as a friend and controlling his life, Randy stops at nothing to get the upper hand on Mitch. When Mitch discovers "IL Bruto," the rarest horror film in the world, his training is put to the test as a supernatural rival, TV Face, appears; hell-bent on claiming the prize for himself. Aided by Jessica and sabotaged by Randy, Mitch struggles to get Il Bruto back from the dangerous Delilah, and trap TV Face inside Applegrove High's treacherous waterworks.