The aspiring actress and maybe designer will jet to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania early next week to shoot horror flick Sorority Row.

Costarring Carrie Fisher and Rumer Willis, Patridge will play a sorority sister involved in the coverup of a murder, who is then stalked and killed by (natch) a maniac after graduation.

That sounds like nothing compared to the emotional carnage Patridge has been exposed to of late, with Lauren Conrad aiming her grudge gun at her former housemate.

Perhaps Patridge will make a new gal pal in Bruce Willis/Demi Moore offspring Rumer? It can't hurt, Aud, especially if you're hoping for a little piece of the MTV pie.