Two Thousand Maniacs!

One of the town's ruthless organizers, Rufus coordinates the brutal acts against the unsuspecting tourists. He is practical, cold, and loyal to the corrupt plan, showing no hesitation in dismembering victims to send a message. His leadership drives the central cruelty of the centennial spectacle.

Rufus's partner in the murderous scheme, Lester matches him in brutality and resolve. He helps execute the plan with a calculating, menacing presence. Together, they form the backbone of the town’s violent act masquerading as a celebration.

The town's mayor who outwardly promotes hospitality while enabling the deadly centennial spectacle. He is complicit in the killings and uses his position to smooth over the violence as entertainment. Buckman embodies the facade of civic duty masking mob-like brutality.

A skeptical tourist who grows suspicious of Pleasant Valley’s cozy welcome. He pieces together clues about the 1865 massacre and teams with Terry to escape the town’s deadly trap. Tom's curiosity and resolve drive the tension as the net tightens around the visitors.

Tom's girlfriend, courageous and observant, who shares in the suspicion of the town. She sticks by Tom as they attempt to flee and contribute to their survival. Terry’s partnership with Tom highlights their practical approach to escaping a doomed setting.

A tourist who is lured into the woods and murdered in a brutal ritual, serving as a grim catalyst for the unraveling of Pleasant Valley’s secret. Her fate underlines the price of naive trust in the town’s hospitality. Bea’s death marks a turning point in the visitors’ awareness.

Bea's husband who is drunkened and later captured, his arms and legs tied to four horses and torn apart. His death is a stark example of the town’s ritual violence. John’s fate demonstrates the total collapse of safety for the visitors.

A tourist who meets a grisly end when forced into a nailed barrel and rolled down a hill, a brutal demonstration of the locals’ lethal games. His death, along with Beverly's, underscores the town’s organized brutality. David’s demise also reinforces the danger that outsiders face here.

David Wells’s companion, she is subjected to a deadly dunk-like event in the town square and killed in a brutal display. Her death emphasizes the crowd-driven, ceremonial nature of the violence. Beverly's demise further cements the horror of Pleasant Valley’s celebration.

A local store owner who lures Bea into the woods with a charming courtesy that quickly turns savage. He becomes entangled in the town’s ritual violence and is later depicted as a victim of the swamp. Harper personifies the deceptive danger lurking beneath Pleasant Valley’s hospitality.

Harper’s girlfriend who participates in the town’s deceit by enabling drunkenness and complicity in the plan. Her actions show how local ties can fuel the violence against outsiders. Betsy embodies the complicity that keeps the deadly tradition going.