In 1957, a boy named Jason Voorhees drowned while staying at Camp Crystal Lake, due to the negligence of the staff. The next year, two camp counsellors were killed, and the camp was closed. A few years later, fires and other problems prevented the camp from reopening. In 1979, ignoring the camp curse, a new owner opens the place, and before long, a mysterious figure is stalking the area, and once again, people are being murdered.