Camp Slaughter
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Camp Slaughter, originally released in selected theaters as Camp Daze, is a 2005 low budget straight-to-video horror film
released by Lightning Home Entertainment and Screamkings Productions. It was directed by Alex Pucci starring Kyle Lupo, Matt Dallas
, Eric McIntire, Jon Fleming, and Bethany Taylor.
. Working together both time-periods begin to learn about the different worlds from which they come and what it will take for all of them to survive.
and Screamkings Productions DVD release, Lightning Home Entertainment opted to rename the film to Camp Slaughter upon its national distribution. The poster and DVD artwork were also replaced, with the new images featuring characters that aren't in the movie.
The entire film was shot in and around Porter, Maine
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Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
released by Lightning Home Entertainment and Screamkings Productions. It was directed by Alex Pucci starring Kyle Lupo, Matt Dallas
Matt Dallas
Matthew Joseph "Matt" Dallas is an American actor, best known for playing the titular character on the ABC Family series, Kyle XY.-Personal life:Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona and attended Arizona School for the Arts...
, Eric McIntire, Jon Fleming, and Bethany Taylor.
Plot
A group of kids break down while driving down a remote forest road. After a disturbing night alone in the woods, they stumble upon Camp Hiawatha in full swing and packed with seemingly happy teenagers. However, the teens and the camp itself are strangely trapped back in 1981. The clothes, the music, the hair, and the attitudes are 24 years back in time. The campers are forced to relive the same day and night over and over again. The night when a silent killer stalked the camp silencing campers and counselors one by one. The kids from the present struggle to understand and help the teens from 1981 break free of the curseCurse
A curse is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity—one or more persons, a place, or an object...
. Working together both time-periods begin to learn about the different worlds from which they come and what it will take for all of them to survive.
Cast
- Kyle Lupo as Daniel
- Matt DallasMatt DallasMatthew Joseph "Matt" Dallas is an American actor, best known for playing the titular character on the ABC Family series, Kyle XY.-Personal life:Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona and attended Arizona School for the Arts...
as Mario - Eric McIntire as Vade
- Jon Fleming as Ivan
- Bethany Taylor as Michelle
- Brendan Bradley as Paul Marq
- Jim Hazelton as Lou
Production
Originally titled Camp Daze upon its initial theatrical premierePremiere
A premiere is generally "a first performance". This can refer to plays, films, television programs, operas, symphonies, ballets and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media...
and Screamkings Productions DVD release, Lightning Home Entertainment opted to rename the film to Camp Slaughter upon its national distribution. The poster and DVD artwork were also replaced, with the new images featuring characters that aren't in the movie.
The entire film was shot in and around Porter, Maine
Porter, Maine
Porter is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is included in the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. Porter includes Porter village and part of Kezar Falls. The population was 1,438 at the 2000 census.-History:The land was once...
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