Campfire Stories (2001)

Director
Bob Cea; Andrzej Krakowski; Jeff Mazzola

Main cast
Jamie Lynn Sigler; Charlie Day; John Hensley; Joshua Harto; David Johansen

Genres
Horror

Description
Two teens on their way to a backwoods party come across a beautiful young woman having car trouble. Their search for help only gets them lost, deep in the woods, where they meet Forest Ranger Bill with a penchant for scary stories. The campfire flickers long into the night as the ranger uses words to weave his tapestry of terror, filling their young minds with a host of horrific images that will be burned into your consciousness long after the fire's last embers have gone out. Insane doctors, Indian ghosts, bad drugs, a deranged handyman with shiny new shears - all that and more awaits anyone brave enough to stay until sunrise... if you live that long! - Written by Schleppy


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