Madman (1982)

88 min · Horror, Slasher Horror, horror film, monster film, slasher film

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Directors

Joe Giannone

Cast

Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire, Alexander Murphy Jr., Jimmy Steele, Carl Fredericks, Stephen Clark, Paul Ehlers, Michael Sullivan, Tom Veilleux, Vicki Kenneally, Shelley Mathes, Lori Mathes

The story

Near the end of camping season, a group of senior counselors and campers—including T. P., Betsy, Ellie, Dave, Stacy, Bill, Richie, and the middle-aged head counselor Max—are gathered around a campfire. Max tells them the legend of Madman Marz, who murdered his wife and children with an axe in a nearby abandoned house.

Catalogue themes and tags

Axe Murderer, Bonfire, Disappeared, Ermordung, Farmer, Geschichten, Murder on Family, Murderer, Peasant, Return, Summer Camp, Cult, Horror, Slasher, Teen, Indie

Genres

Horror, Slasher Horror, horror film, monster film, slasher film

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