The Burning (1981)

05/08/1981 (US) • 1h 31m

Horror

A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!

Overview

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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,500,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

summer camp

woods

revenge

burned alive

murder

camp

slasher

maniac

death

campfire

psycho killer

campfire story

voyeurism

video nasty

prank gone wrong

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