Body Count (1986)

 Aka Camping del Terrore. 

Ben, a young man in a military uniform, is standing by the side of the road when an RV pulls over to offer him a ride. Inside are a group of young people looking for a place to camp. Ben is heading home and his parents own a camp ground so he offers them a place to stay.  

Meanwhile a couple in an SUV, along with a friend on a dirt bike, arrive at the camp ground and the owners tell them it’s closed. They ask if he’s serious, which is odd since business owners don’t usually turn away paying customers when they’re open.

Fifteen years ago there were several teens murdered there by an old shaman. He was never caught and Ben’s father Robert thinks the shaman is back. So he’s setting traps in the woods.  The Sheriff is afraid someone will get hurt, but he’s also having an affair with Robert’s wife so he’s a bit distracted. 

The kids in the RV and kids in the SUV set up one big camp together.  The girls find an old abandoned bath house and say they should clean it up so they can take shower. They don’t ask the camp owners about the building or if it’s okay to use it. It’s not near the main house or barn.  When was it last used? Do the fixtures still work? Is the water still on? They never ask.

The next day one of the couples takes a hike and someone pushes them off a cliff.  The boy is rushed to the hospital but it’s not clear if they ever found the girl. The other kids continue camping and having fun.  The body count begins to rise since it was not a good idea to clean up the isolated abandoned bath house.  Is the masked person with a knife the shaman? It is one of the campers? Is it an unknown entity? 

The scenery is beautiful. Bruce Penhall, who was in the tv show CHiPs is riding the dirt bike and I assume he did his own stunts since he used to race.

Ridiculous dialogue

You know what I think about democracy, let alone campers.

There’s a bath house or something over there. But it’s filthy. Why don’t we clean it up?

Not now.

Yes now and tomorrow we can all take a shower.

You guys, come on out. The joke’s over.

No one expects bodies to be hidden in the wall

Hot dirt bike action

Yes, let’s clean up this filthy bathhouse at a
place we are only staying a few days

The girls are uncomfortably giddy about trying on Ben’s military cap