The Prey

A group of college students on a camping trip in the woods are targeted by a deranged killer. The killer, a former Vietnam War soldier who believes he was cursed by a Native American shaman, stalks and brutally murders the students one by one. As the body count rises, the remaining survivors must find a way to escape the woods and confront the monstrous assailant before they all become victims.

The Prey is a low-budget slasher film that gained a cult following for its gruesome special effects and relentless pace, despite its significant flaws in plot and character development. It is often cited as an example of the gratuitous violence prevalent in the early 1980s horror genre.

• Praised for its surprisingly effective gore effects and intense stalking sequences.
• Criticized for its thin plot, underdeveloped characters, and often nonsensical dialogue.
• Seen as a prime example of the excesses of the 80s slasher subgenre.

Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce for this cult film, but general sentiment often points to it being a gory but predictable slasher, appreciated more by die-hard fans of the genre than general audiences.

The film was shot in Georgia and is known for its extreme gore, which led to it being initially banned in some regions.