Famine

Famine

Year: 2011

Runtime: 77 mins

Language: English

Horror

Thirty students sign up for a 24‑hour charity fast at Sloppy Secondary, two years after a flesh‑eating acid prank nearly killed beloved teacher Mr. Balszack. As the graduating class starts the event, a mysterious figure disguised as the school’s handyman mascot appears, driven by an insatiable hunger that threatens to turn the fast into a deadly nightmare, leaving no survivors.

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1

Famine fundraiser kickoff

Ms. Vickers announces a 24 Hour Famine at Sloppy Secondary High School to raise money for charity. Ten students sign up for extra credit and participation. This is the first famine held since a violent incident during the previous event five years earlier.

before famine begins Sloppy Secondary High School gym
2

Katie hides food and The Nailer strikes

Before the famine begins, Katie hides extra food in the gym washroom. The Nailer, a masked figure in the mascot outfit, confronts her, slashes her forehead with a knife, and hides the body.

before famine begins Gym washroom
3

First casualties of the famine

Hours into the famine, The Nailer begins picking off stragglers. Terry is killed when his throat is slit while sabotaging food in the cafeteria.

early famine School cafeteria
4

Peterson and Vanessa die in the cafeteria

Peterson is impaled through the head during an act involving a Swiss Roll, and Vanessa is killed by being thrown onto the spike protruding from Peterson's head.

early famine Cafeteria
5

Jenny discovers the principal’s gruesome death and is expelled

Jenny discovers the Nazi principal dead with his eyes removed while watching gay porn. Her account is dismissed, and she is kicked out of the school as her claims are deemed unbelievable.

early famine Principal's office
6

Jenny returns and uncovers Darren's head

Using keys she takes from two teachers murdered in the parking lot, Jenny reenters the building and discovers Darren's fried, severed head in the cafeteria freezer.

mid famine Parking lot and cafeteria
7

PA threat and regroup in the gym

Jenny rejoins Vickers and the remaining students in the gym as a distorted voice begins threatening over the PA system. The group braces themselves for the stalker’s next move as the building fills with menace.

mid famine School gym
8

Tim is found dead; panic spreads

The group tries to break out, but fear slows them. They eventually find Tim, the scarred janitor, dead in an office, confirming the killer’s proximity and heightening the dread.

late famine Office
9

Cathy and Vickers clash; identity revealed

Vickers chases Cathy through the gym and reveals she is Balszack, back for revenge after reconstructive surgeries and a sex change. Cathy then explains what happened five years ago, providing the motive behind the current events.

late famine Gym
10

Jenny and Nick suffer brutal losses

Jenny and Nick move toward the gym as chaos continues. Nick is disemboweled by Vickers, and Cathy scalps Andrea, extending the carnage.

late famine Gym
11

Sarah is mutilated in a classroom

Vickers and Cathy corner Sarah in a classroom, mutilating one breast and stabbing her. The attack leaves Sarah badly wounded as the survivors scramble for safety.

late famine Classroom
12

Final showdown and escape

In the climactic confrontation, Jenny learns the truth as Vickers and Cathy close in. Jenny fires a nail gun, grazes Vickers and hits Cathy in the head; Cathy collapses and Vickers is killed in turn by landing on Cathy's knife. Jenny escapes the school wearing The Nailer head and with the nail gun.

famine climax School interiors

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