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Bunch of campers take a trip down the Rio Grande and arrive in an abandoned town where they decide spend the night. Soon they are killed off by a mysterious killer.
Done in a rush during the 80's slasher craze, this film is nowadays known for two things: Being a namesake with Wes Craven's Scream and being labeled as one of the worst slasher films out there.
Examples in this work
- An Axe to Grind
- Big Damn Heroes: Near the end, one of the characters are about to be killed with a scythe, but then Charles (the mysterious man on a horse) shoots the killer.
- Covers Always Lie: We never actually ever even get to see the killer's arms or hands, and nobody ever actually grabs anything resembling a crescent moon.
- Curiosity Killed the Cast
- Ghost Town
- He Who Must Not Be Seen: The killer is never shown on screen. Not even when he is eventually killed. Or something.
- Impending Doom POV
- Off with His Head
- One Word Title
- Product Placement
- Sinister Scythe
- Stab the Sky: As seen on the image.