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3	A SlasherMovie from 1984.
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5	In 1948, a forest fire rages. In 1980, [[DontGoInTheWoods the same forest]] sees several campers being killed as they venture there.
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7	!!This film has the examples of:
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9	* BaldOfEvil: When the killer is finally shown on camera, he's bald.
10	* CaughtInASnare: As Bobbi and Nancy run from the killer, Bobbi steps on a snare which swings her headfirst on to a tree, killing her.
11	* CirclingVultures: Mark discovers Gail's decomposing corpse after he notices several vultures pecking on something obstructed by nature.
12	* FinalGirl: Nancy. [[spoiler: But only because she is captured instead, and [[DownerEnding the film ends]] many months later [[ChildByRape where it is revealed she gave birth to the killer's child]]]].
13	* FlashbackEcho: The killer flashes back to the forest fire from the opening twice when he is about to kill.
14	* GhostStory: The six couples fry fish around campfire and tell scary stories, including a version of ''Literature/TheMonkeysPaw''.
15	* HeartbeatSoundtrack: Killer's POV shots are accompanied by the sound of heartbeat.
16	* NeckSnap: The killer grabs Skipp from behind, and twists his neck around.
17	* NoNameGiven: The killer is never referred to by name, and the credits only call him The Monster.
18	* OffWithHisHead: Mary hears her husband Frank scream and runs back to their camp to see what's wrong. He is found decapitated, and she gets an axe to her skull.
19	* RedRightHand: Being caught in the forest fire left the killer with grey skin and a scarred face.
20	* TheReveal: Fifty minutes in, the forest fire from the opening is expanded upon by Lester, revealing that [[spoiler:it killed bunch of UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} huddled in their homecave, and only one badly burnt boy survived it]].
21	* SlashedThroat: As Greg strikes a match to lit his lantern, a hand appears from the darkness and tears his throat.
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