SGM Month of Halloween Horror Movie for October 4

"The Burning" (1981)

From the back of the box: “A group of summer camp pranksters get the scare of their lives when they target the camp’s creepy caretaker, and he takes bloody revenge!
"After a cruel joke goes awry, severely burning him and subjecting him to five years of intensive, unsuccessful skin graft treatments, Cropsy is back at camp … and ready to wreak havoc on those who scarred him! With his hedge clippers in hand, he terrorizes the camp and systematically mutilates each victim. Can a few courageous campers save themselves and destroy this demented madman before he kills them all?”

The haiku review
The raft murder was
Enough to call this film a
Video nasty.

Watch for: The feature film debuts of Holly Hunter and Jason Alexander.

Star of the film: Tom Savini, whose work has turned a lot of films from “good” to “great.” For proof, see also “Dawn of the Dead,” “Maniac,” and “Friday the 13th.” Savini actually turned down “Friday the 13th Part 2” to due “The Burning,” which a lot of people view as a rip-off of the “Friday” series.