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The Burning

1981 · 91 min

A grim, by-the-numbers slasher that delivers stalk-and-kill suspense in a summer-camp setting, with little beyond the formula.

Directed by
Tony Maylam
Genres
Horror
Starring
Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer
Tagline
A legend of terror isn't a campfire story anymore!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Tony Maylam
Genres
Horror
Starring
Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • violence
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Tony Maylam
Written by
Bob Weinstein, Peter Lawrence
Starring
Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, Jason Alexander, Ned Eisenberg, Carrick Glenn, Carolyn Houlihan
Music
Rick Wakeman
Cinematography
Harvey Harrison
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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