This horror film narrative follows pop superstar Skye Riley, who becomes the latest victim of a malevolent, smile-inducing entity after witnessing the gruesome, curse-induced suicide of her drug dealer, Lewis. Already grappling with past trauma from a car accident that killed her boyfriend and a history of substance abuse, Skye's life spirals into a series of terrifying hallucinations and public breakdowns as the entity torments her. She connects with Morris, who has also lost a family member to the curse and proposes a dangerous plan to medically stop and restart her heart to break the cycle. Despite their efforts, the entity outsmarts them, culminating in Skye's horrific, public suicide on stage during her comeback tour, as the entity possesses her in front of her fans and family.
Smile Entity's Reign of Terror: Skye Riley's Descent
0:00:02 - Joel's Failed Curse Transfer: Six days after the previous film, Joel, haunted by the smile entity, attempts to pass the curse by killing a drug dealer in front of the dealer's brother. However, Joel accidentally kills the witness (the brother) too, botching the transfer. Joel is then killed by a car, his remains forming a smile. Lewis Facioli, another dealer, witnesses Joel's panic.
0:00:49 - Introducing Skye Riley: Pop superstar Skye Riley is introduced. She is preparing for a comeback tour while dealing with a history of substance abuse, the mental toll of a car accident that killed her boyfriend Paul Hudson, and an estrangement from her best friend Gemma. She is managed by her mother, Elizabeth.
0:01:25 - The Curse Transfers to Skye: Skye secretly goes to Lewis Facioli for Vicodin. Lewis, who is now tormented by the entity, panics and then gruesomely smashes his own face in with a weight plate, dying with a creepy smile. Skye witnesses this, and the curse transfers to her.
0:02:07 - Early Torment: Skye begins experiencing terrifying hallucinations and unsettling events: an overly aggressive fan named Alfredo, a young girl giving her a creepy smile, anonymous messages about Lewis's death, and a vision of a naked Alfredo chasing her.
0:02:53 - Entity as Gemma: Skye attempts to reconcile with her friend Gemma, who stays the night. Skye has a nightmare where the entity takes Gemma's form, smiling and making car honking noises.
0:03:25 - Public Breakdowns: Skye's grip on reality loosens. She hallucinates her deceased boyfriend Paul during tour rehearsals, causing her to fall and lash out. At a charity event, the teleprompter malfunctions, leading her into a personal rant before she sees a bloodied, smiling Paul, causing her to accidentally push an elderly woman off the stage.
0:04:39 - Contact from Morris: Skye receives messages from an unknown person who claims to understand her experiences, leading her to a meeting.
0:04:57 - Morris's Plan: Skye meets Morris, who reveals his brother was a victim of the entity. Morris found Skye's number on Lewis's phone. He proposes a risky plan: as a nurse, he can medically stop Skye's heart and then revive her, hoping to kill her just long enough for the entity to believe she's dead and break the curse. Skye initially rejects this.
0:05:33 - Escalating Hallucinations: At home, Skye is attacked by the entity appearing as her backup dancers, who grin and seemingly try to suffocate her.
0:05:49 - Flashback Reveals Guilt: A flashback shows Skye and Paul high on cocaine. Skye, angered by Paul, grabbed the steering wheel, causing the fatal car accident.
0:06:12 - Hospitalization and Deception: Skye is found unconscious and hospitalized. Her mother, Elizabeth, pressures her not to cancel the tour. The entity then appears as Elizabeth, tricking Skye into a violent hallucination where she believes she's stabbed herself and killed her mother.
0:07:00 - Escape and Further Deception: Skye flees the hospital, steals a guard's gun, and encounters "Gemma," who is actually the entity in disguise. She forces "Gemma's" driver to take her to Morris. The real Gemma calls Skye, revealing the entity's deception.
0:07:30 - The Freezer Attempt: Skye meets Morris at an abandoned Pizza Hut to go through with the heart-stopping plan in a walk-in freezer (to minimize brain damage).
0:07:38 - Entity Thwarts the Plan: As Morris begins the procedure, the entity appears in the freezer as Skye on the night of the accident. Skye fights back, biting its thumbs off, but the entity overpowers her and locks her in the freezer.
0:07:58 - The Tragic Finale: Skye suddenly finds herself on stage for the first show of her tour, with Elizabeth, Joshua, and Darius in the crowd. The entity, in its true, monstrous form, emerges from a shell of Skye's own body and crawls into her mouth. Possessed, Skye smiles eerily at the audience and then brutally bashes her own head in with her microphone, dying in front of everyone.