Body Count (1986 film)

Body Count is a 1986 splatter film directed by Ruggero Deodato, starring David Hess, Charles Napier, and Bruce Penhall. Also known under the alternate title Camping del Terrore, the film centers around a group of college students on a camping trip who are targeted by a homicidal maniac. The killer, an escaped convict with a penchant for torture and mutilation, stalks and murders the students using various implements and gruesome methods. Body Count is notable for its extreme violence and graphic special effects, which were characteristic of the Italian horror films of the era. The film was shot in Italy and incorporates elements of the slasher and giallo genres. It is considered a controversial film due to its graphic content.