The convent becomes an abandoned building and, years later, is a popular place for college students to break in and vandalize, as it is reported to be haunted.
It is particularly popular for sororities and fraternities to break in and try to spray-paint their letters on the bell tower, which is where Clorissa is going that very night with her friends.
At the convent, Biff and Frijole immediately start bullying Brant under the pretense that it is just routine hazing that all must go through in order to join the fraternity.
Once inside, the group begins to explore the convent but are stopped by the arrival of two police officers that force them to leave and take a cannabis joint that one of them had been holding.
Scared to lose her scholarship if she is caught by the police, Mo decides to stay and hide in the convent, having persuaded Frijole to cover for her by promising him they would have sex.
Back in the convent, Mo has been grabbed by a group of Satanists who are intent on sacrificing her as part of a ritual to give its leader Saul power and summon Satan to earth.
After she is stabbed in the heart by one of the Satanists, Mo is immediately possessed by one of the demons that were already inhabiting the convent and begins slaying everyone in the group except Saul and Dickie-Boy, who manage to escape.
Christine admits that she did attack the nuns and the priest running the place, but it was because they had become possessed by demons and intended to take her baby and use him to create the Anti-Christ.
Convent's original script was written by Chaton Anderson with additional ideas contributed by director Mike Mendez.
[7] In November 2023, it was announced that Synapse Films was releasing The Convent in 4K and Blu-ray in its uncut form, remastered under the supervision of Mike Mendez.