Madman (1982 film)

Madman is a 1982 slasher film written and directed by Joe Giannone. The plot follows a group of campers who are stalked and killed after summoning an axemurderer of local legend.

The film opens with T.P Tony Fish, one of the senior counselors at a camp, is telling a scary story around a campfire to the young campers and the other counselors who consist of Betsy Gaylen Ross, Ellie Jan Claire, Dave Seth Jones, Stacy Harriet Bass, Bill Alexander Murphy Jr., and Max Carl Fredericks the late middleaged head counselor. After T.P. finishes his story, Max begins to tell of a man named Madman Marz, who killed his whole family with an axe, was convicted and sentenced to be hung for his crimes, only to break free and disappear into the woods. Max continues by saying that anyone who says his name will awaken him and cause him to track down and kill that person. Richie Jimmy Steele, a cocky teenager, stands up and screams Marzs name, smashing a rock into his old house. Max, annoyed at Richie, ends the campfire session and sends everyone to their cabins while he goes into town to stock up on supplies. Richie notices Madman Marz up in a tree and follows him to his house, where he investigates. As Max and Dave try to retrieve a felling axe that is stuck into a log, everyone heads inside their cabins. Chef Dippy Michael Sulliva is killed by Marz outside.T.P. tries to get Betsy to go out with him, but she refuses. After the kids have gone to sleep, the rest of the counselors see Max off and go into the rec room to relax. T.P. apologizes for being rude to Betsy and she goes with him to the hot tub, all the while being watched by Madman Marz. After this, Dave is called out to Richies cabin, and the boys tell him that Richie never came back. Dave informs the others, who have all joined up with each other again. T.P. decides to go and find Richie and he sets off into the woods. He finds a clearing and calls for Richie, who is wandering around the woods looking for Marz. Suddenly, a noose falls over T.P.s neck and lifts him up into the air on a tree branch. As T.P. struggles, Marz pulls the noose and snaps his neck. Marz later returns to the camp and grabs the a

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