The Brooklyn gathering becomes dangerous for its intended victim and its organizers.
Chris finds an invitation to a Brooklyn costume party in Murder Party, but the gathering has been arranged as a trap. The artists hosting it intend him to become the victim of their lethal project. Primary source: official description and credits.
The invitation brings him into the room under a false understanding of what is taking place. Once there, his immediate problem is escaping people who have already assigned him a role in their plan. Primary source: official description and credits.
Magnet’s official synopsis also identifies conflict among the organizers. Their rivalries grow as the night continues, creating disorder within the group threatening Chris. Primary source: official description and credits.
That internal conflict becomes part of his chance to survive. The premise joins two pressures inside the same party: the hosts’ intention to kill their guest and their inability to keep their own competing interests contained. Primary source: official description and credits.