The Burning
A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!
A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidentally burned him.
- Year: 1981
- Country: United States of America, Canada
- Genre: Horror
- Studio: Miramax, The Cropsy Venture, Filmways Pictures
- Keyword: summer camp, woods, revenge, burned alive, murder, camp, slasher, maniac, death, campfire, psycho killer, campfire story, voyeurism, video nasty, prank gone wrong
- Director: Tony Maylam
- Cast: Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, Jason Alexander, Ned Eisenberg