Cannibal Campout 1988

Nancy's murder in Redston

While out for a jog in Redston, Nancy is attacked by a man wearing a fighter pilot helmet and killed with a felling axe. The brutal act establishes the threat lurking in the community and foreshadows the savagery to come. This opening atrocity ties the killer to the later hideous acts by his brothers.

Couples head to Redston for a weekend camp

Jon and Carrie, and Amy and Chris, drive toward Redston to camp for the weekend. They discuss plans for a relaxing getaway and try to shake off any lingering tensions from the day. The pleasant beginning is soon overshadowed by danger lurking along the road.

Encounter with Rich and Gene

The group is confronted by Rich and Gene, two backwoods brothers who attack them. The confrontation reveals the imminent danger of staying in the area. The violence suggests their trip will quickly turn deadly.

Quartet settles near abandoned cabins; two pranksters are murdered

After escaping the initial encounter, the four campers set up near abandoned cabins. Rich and Gene murder two would-be pranksters named John and Ray, escalating the threat to the remaining group. The killings deepen the sense of peril and captivity to come.

Carrie killed; friends are captured

Carrie goes off to get cigarettes and is killed by Gene. Her disappearance triggers a search that ends with Jon, Amy, and Chris being captured by the killers. The group's hope of a peaceful weekend dissolves into survival under brutal captors.

Jon is knocked out and killed; captives fed some of him

Jon fights Joe and is knocked out. The brothers kill him and, in a grim display of dominance, some of his remains are fed to the captives. The captives' fate becomes increasingly bleak as their captors tighten their control.

Rich kills Chris and assaults Amy; Amy fights back

With Jon gone, Rich murders Chris and makes a violent attempt to rape Amy. Amy defends herself and stabs Rich with his own knife, leaving him badly wounded and left for dead. The immediate danger to Amy remains, even as she fights to survive.

Amy encounters Joe in the wilderness

Amy escapes through the wilderness and encounters Joe again. In their scuffle, she manages to pull off his helmet, revealing his disfigured face. Joe runs off, leaving Amy to navigate the peril on her own.

Gene and the recovered Rich recapture Amy

After Joe departs, Gene and the recovered Rich recapture Amy, tightening the hold the killers have over her. The threat to Amy intensifies as she is pulled back into the control of her captors. The sense of doom for Amy deepens as the cycle of violence continues.

Amy's unborn child is cut out and eaten

Gene and Rich forcefully cut out Amy's unborn child as part of their ritual cannibalism. The act underscores the killers' depravity and their complete disregard for life. Amy's fate grows more precarious as the brutality continues unchecked.

Brothers debate hunting vs fast food

Some time later, the brothers attempt an unsuccessful hunt. Rich suggests switching to fast food instead, but Gene scolds him, recalling a promise to their mother about never eating those foods. The tension reveals their eerie, coded moral code and hunger for control.