# Madman (1981)

> A campfire legend becomes a blood-soaked reality when a brutal backwoods killer returns to hunt counselors at a remote youth camp.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/32090

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Joe Giannone
- Cast: Gaylen Ross, Tony Nunziata, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire, Alexander Murphy Jr., Jimmy Steele, Carl Fredericks
- TMDB rating: 5.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082696/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, visceral, late night horror marathon, drive in movie night

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