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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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