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1	[[quoteright:182:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/axeman.jpg]]
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3	-->''"A weekend to dismember"''
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5	''Axeman'' is a 2013 SlasherMovie directed by Joston Thaney.
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7	A group of campers go to Cutter's Creek for a weekend of fun. There's one problem, though: The local legends of a [[AxCrazy murderous]] axeman haunting the creek are true. Thus, bodies start piling up.
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9	Had a sequel, subtitled ''Overkill'', released in 2017, and a ReCut, titled ''Axeman at Cutter's Creek'', in 2020.
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11	!!This film contains examples of:
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13	* AntagonistTitle: The Axeman is the psychopath stalking our heroes.
14	* BigBad: The Axeman stalking our heroes.
15	* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:The film ends with the Axeman running at Darlene and Darren, axe held high.]]
16	* DisneyDeath:
17	** [[spoiler:Darren]] is seemingly beaten to death by the Axeman, but is revealed to still be alive when seen again.
18	** Also carries over to the sequel where it's revealed that [[spoiler:Liz and Tammy]] survived their seemingly-fatal injuries.
19	* GenericDoomsdayVillain: The Axeman is a nameless lunatic who apparently lives in the woods, killing anyone who ventures into them for no reason at all except maybe ForTheEvulz. He does not appear to care about the bank robbers' money, but his tidy appearance, modern clothing, and ability to converse normally with the sheriff show that he is not just some demented, territorial MountainMan. The protagonists tell a campfire story about a police detective whose family was slaughtered by a serial killer, but it is unclear if the Axeman was the detective or the killer, or if the story is even true.
20	* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: The Axeman tries to dispatch [[spoiler:Doug]] this way. [[spoiler:It doesn't work, so he hacks the poor sap to death instead.]]
21	* ICallHimMrHappy: Randy calls his penis "Peter Meter."
22	* IronicNurseryTune: The Axeman whistles "Three Blind Mice" while hunting down [[spoiler:Cassidy]].
23	* MultipleChoicePast: The Axeman is either a backwoods serial killer or a police detective who went crazy after his family was killed by that serial killer.
24	* NonIndicativeName: While he does use an axe a couple of times, the Axeman is more of a knife wielder than an ''axe''man.
25	* OneWordTitle
26	* {{Sadist}}: The Axeman of Cutter's Creek, who stalks the woods to torture and kill random people. When his victims ask what he's doing, he dismisses the idea that he even has a reason.
27	* VillainOpeningScene: The film starts with the Axeman killing some bank robbers hiding out in his cabin.

Context Film / Axeman