ThanksKilling

In 1621, during the first Thanksgiving, a topless Pilgrim girl is chased and slain with a tomahawk wielded by an evil, demonic turkey. The act seeds a curse that the legend says Turkie will return every five hundred and five years to claim more victims. The tale hints at a supernatural threat that will haunt future generations.

Darren shares the settler-era folktale of Feathercloud, a Native American shaman dishonored by a hedonistic pilgrim. The legend explains Turkie’s recurring appearances and its intent to slaughter those it encounters. The story plants a creeping dread as the group senses signs around them.

A hermit named Oscar watches as his dog urinates on a miniature totem, desecrating it and drawing Turkie prematurely from the shadows. The demon turkey retaliates by killing the dog, and Oscar vows vengeance as Turkie races off, frightening Kristen. The campers begin to realize the danger is closer than they thought.

A baby rabbit is found pecked to death and dumped into the campfire, an eerie omen that something is stalking them. The grisly act unsettles the group and heightens the sense of threat around the camp. The scorched remains serve as a grim warning for what may come next.

Turkie flags down a passing vehicle and, after the driver propositions him, shoots the man in the head and hijacks the car. The terrifying display confirms the demon’s ruthlessness and sets the stage for a deadly chase. The campers are forced to reckon with a threat that can move as swiftly as a highway car.

By nightfall, the students are back with their families when Turkie attacks Johnny's father. Johnny's parents are killed, and he narrowly escapes, rejoining the others in the wake of the carnage. The group’s sense of safety collapses as the danger closes in on them.

Turkie discovers Ali and her boyfriend Greg, slits Greg's throat, and then violently kills Ali after a sexual encounter. The brutal sequence leaves the survivors in shock and furthers the demon’s chilling reach. The group realizes no one is truly safe.

Turkie reaches Kristen's house first and fools Kristen's father into letting him in by wearing Groucho glasses. A tense standoff unfolds as the group waits for Kristen, and Turkie shares an awkward snack with the sheriff before murdering him when mistaken for a duck. The impostor disguise intensifies the crew's fear of infiltration.

Darren discovers a book about Turkie that mentions a magic talisman capable of killing him when removed, though the rest of the instructions are coded. The revelation offers a fragile hope, even as the exact method remains unclear. The group grows determined to decipher the clues before it’s too late.

Billy stumbles upon Turkie disposing of the sheriff’s body, and the crew manages to seize the talisman, hoping to end the threat. Turkie escapes again, leaving the group fearful of what comes next. The tension rises as the plan to use the talisman remains uncertain.

Turkie possesses Billy and forces his body to perform the ritual described in the coded instructions. Billy dies in Darren's arms as the group copes with the nightmare taking place in front of them. The tragedy deepens the survivors' resolve to stop the demon.

Darren, Kristen, and Johnny track Turkie to his tipi and begin the ritual, but Turkie breaks free. Oscar intervenes and shoots Turkie, seemingly ending the threat for the moment. The fragile victory is overshadowed by the lingering sense of unfinished business.

Oscar leaves, and the teens return to Kristen's house, unaware that a dumpster near the blast site holds radioactive waste. The waste reanimates Turkie, reviving the demon and restoring the nightmare. The group remains blissfully ignorant of the danger until it erupts again.

Kristen’s Thanksgiving meal arrives, and the cooked turkey on the table suddenly comes to life. In Turkie’s voice, the bird taunts, 'Do I smell sequel, biotch?!' and the family is left to reckon with a threat that refuses to stay dead. The ending teases a nightmare that could return at any time.