The Burning
A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!
A brutal slasher film centered on a disfigured killer's revenge against the camp youths responsible for his trauma, built on sustained tension, graphic violence, and the paranoia of being hunted in a familiar setting.
A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.
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