Bloody Axe Wound (2024) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Abbie buries Roger in an attempt to resurrect him. After Roger dies from a heart attack during a kill, Abbie takes him to the graveyard and buries him, hoping to bring him back. However, she quickly realizes that Roger cannot escape his grave on his own because his aging body has become too weak for the supernatural resurrection process.

Foreshadowing: The film establishes early on that Roger is an aging serial killer whose physical capabilities are declining.

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• undead

Roger suffers from a heart attack during an early kill attempt, which leads to his death. Even after Abbie partially resurrects him, Roger remains trapped in his grave because his body has aged too much to support the resurrection. He becomes dependent on Abbie to carry out the killings because he is physically incapable of doing them himself.

Foreshadowing: Roger's heart attack during his first kill signals that his days as an active killer are numbered.

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• unable to kill

Abbie enrolls in the local high school specifically to get close to her targets, who are all teenagers. This allows her to stalk and identify her victims within their natural social environment. Roger provides her with a list of teenage targets, and attending school gives her the opportunity to approach them undetected.

Foreshadowing: The family receives a list of teenage victims before Abbie's enrollment.

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• high school
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• teenage

Despite knowing Sam is on her hit list, Abbie forms a genuine romantic connection with her target. This creates intense internal conflict, as Abbie struggles between her loyalty to the family business and her growing feelings for Sam. Roger warns her that forming relationships with targets will compromise her mission, which ultimately proves true when Abbie fails to kill Sam.

Foreshadowing: Roger explicitly warns Abbie that getting close to the targets will jeopardize her mission.

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• sam
• romantic feelings
• targets
• conflict

Abbie kills Roger when he corners Sam and begins choking her to death. Despite their complex relationship and her initial loyalty to the family business, Abbie chooses to save Sam by stabbing Roger. She calls him "dad" in this moment, acknowledging their twisted bond while making the painful decision to end his life to protect someone she loves.

Foreshadowing: Roger's warning about getting close to targets foreshadows this choice, as Abbie must choose between her father and her romantic interest.

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After Abbie closes the video store, she discovers Roger's grave is empty, indicating he has somehow returned from death. This suggests the cycle of violence will continue, as the Bladecut legacy is not easily defeated. The empty grave implies Roger may be coming back, continuing the horror that has defined Abbie's life.

Foreshadowing: The earlier failed resurrection attempt hints that Roger has some ability to return from death, though imperfectly.

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The film ends with Abbie burying Sam in Roger's grave, suggesting Sam has been resurrected and may now be following in Roger's footsteps as a new killer. This twisted conclusion implies the violent legacy continues through a new generation, with Sam potentially becoming the next "Bladecut" killer. The cycle of murder for profit appears set to repeat.

Foreshadowing: The empty grave foreshadows Sam's resurrection, while the family's business model of profiting from murder sets the precedent for who might become the next killer.

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• cycle of violence

Sam kills Patty when Patty confronts Abbie, suspecting her involvement in the killings. Patty is about to harm or expose Abbie, so Sam intervenes by killing Patty to protect her friend. This act demonstrates Sam's willingness to commit violence to protect Abbie, foreshadowing her own descent into the violent world of the Bladecut family.

Foreshadowing: Patty expresses suspicion about Abbie's true nature throughout their time at the camp.

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• patty
• kills patty
• summer camp
• protect abbie

Roger resumes killing the teenage targets himself after Abbie botches her kill on Izzy, leaving her paralyzed instead of dead. Frustrated by Abbie's inability to complete the mission, Roger takes matters into his own hands and begins hunting the remaining teens. This demonstrates that despite his physical limitations, Roger is unwilling to let the family business fail.

Foreshadowing: Roger's initial reliance on Abbie after his death establishes his desperation to keep the operation running.

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• izzy
• paralyzed
• targets

Abbie's attempt to kill Izzy fails because her emotional conflict over her targets compromises her ability to kill. Her growing attachment to Sam and the other teens at school has made her hesitant and less capable of carrying out the murders. This failure leads Roger to take over the remaining kills himself.

Foreshadowing: Abbie's enrollment in high school and developing relationships with teens foreshadow her inability to complete her assignments.

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• izzy
• paralyze
• failed kill
• botched

After the traumatic night at the summer camp where Roger dies and Sam is killed, Abbie decides to close the family video store as a way to escape the dark legacy that has defined her life. The store represents the Bladecut family's murderous business, and closing it symbolizes Abbie's attempt to break free from the cycle of violence, even though the ending suggests she may not fully escape it.

Foreshadowing: The video store has been central to the family's criminal enterprise throughout the film.

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• end

Glenn is Abbie's friend who helps her with the killing operation in exchange for being included in the "cinema" as a non-victim. Despite his reservations about whether a female killer can be effective, Glenn supports Abbie throughout her transformation into a serial killer. His involvement shows how Abbie has recruited others into the family business.

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• assistant

After Abbie kills Roger to save Sam, Roger manages to inflict one final blow before dying, which results in Sam's untimely death. This tragic outcome highlights the devastating cost of the Bladecut family's violent legacy, as Sam dies despite Abbie's efforts to protect her. Abbie then buries Sam in Roger's grave, leading to Sam's mysterious resurrection.

Foreshadowing: Roger's violent nature and refusal to stop killing even when defeated foreshadow his final act of killing Sam.

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• resurrection