Cheerleader Massacre

In the dark woods, Gary is stabbed to death and Kelly is impaled with a hiking stick by an unseen assailant. The brutal act establishes a lethal threat stalking the high school students from the outset.

The Bridgemont High cheer squad finishes practice and mourns a former teammate, Marissa, who died a year earlier. Dina returns inside to grab her purse and is killed, prompting the group to leave in a waiting van.

Jeremiah MacPherson escapes from a mental hospital, and authorities worry he is moving toward Bobcat County. Sheriff Murdock and Deputy Adams are alerted by the Fresno chief and begin coordinating the pursuit.

A jogger named Debbie is killed when the suspension bridge ropes are cut, marking the killer's signature and broadening the scope of the threat. The incident increases anxiety as search efforts continue.

Murdock and Adams begin examining the Kelly and Gary murders and tracing leads toward the escaped killer. During a visit to warn Monty Coltrain, they learn Dina has been found gutted at the high school, escalating the case.

Phillips and Kimble spot MacPherson's jacket and approach, but he ambushes them, killing both and stealing their squad car. The killer's escape further complicates the manhunt.

In a flashback, MacPherson attacks Linda in the high school with a large power drill, leaving her for dead and illustrating the killer's violent pattern. The memory hints at a longer history of brutality.

The cheerleaders face a detour through a snowy mountain pass; the van runs out of gas as a blizzard closes in, forcing them to seek shelter in an empty vacation cabin. The storm isolates them from help and raises the stakes.

MacPherson arrives at Monty’s cabin in the stolen squad car and a gunfight erupts, sending him fleeing into the woods. Outside, Buzzy is killed after being distracted, and Mark is decapitated during the chaos.

The remaining students search for a fuse box in the cabin while danger closes in. Shelley touches a live fuse and is electrocuted, and Tammy is pulled into a crawlspace and stabbed repeatedly.

Angela confronts the group at gunpoint and reveals she killed the cheerleaders to avenge Marissa. Parker admits they used ecstasy to coerce Angela with a video, and the survivors realize the cover-up behind Marissa’s death.

Ms. Hendricks and Parker ignite the cabin’s gas and throw a Molotov into the room as Angela enters, blowing it up and killing her. The next morning, Deputy Adams and Sheriff Murdock see Monty off in an ambulance, with MacPherson revealed as the driver.