Like the rest of her family, she becomes trapped in the mysterious Township , and has difficulty adjusting from being a relatively carefree teenager. However, she befriends Ellis Stevens and Fatima Hassan , and adapts to her new reality.
Julie is the eldest child of Jim and Tabitha Matthews , and had two younger brothers, Ethan and Thomas. However, Thomas tragically died when he was a baby, causing immense strain in the family, so much so that Jim and Tabitha planned on getting a divorce. However, before they told their two other children, they planned a roadtrip to Yellowstone National Park as one last hurrah.
Unbeknownst to them, Julie realized that they planned on divorcing. Tabitha chides her daughter and asks what happened. As they continue driving, they come across a lone Fallen Tree blocking the road. Soon, the family is frightened by the appearance of a flock of crows, who loudly squawk overhead. With no way of moving the tree or getting around it, they get back in the RV and try to circle around.
The Matthews struggle to find the highway, and have no cell reception. Eventually, they make it into Town. As the funeral for the Pratts is concluding, the townspeople notice the RV arriving and Boyd and Kenny go to talk to Jim , who asks for help getting back to the highway.
However, the road leads them back into the center of town, freaking them out as they try to rationalize what is happening. Jim then makes a u-turn and tries to drive in the opposite direction. However, they encounter a speeding car heading their way and swerve to avoid it, going down a hill and the RV turns over on its side, while the other car crashes into a tree.
