Bert makes it back to the cabin, but he is followed and shot dead by Tommy. His gun is empty and since he's unable to finish the job of splitting her face with a shovel, Paul sets the shed on fire and watches in horror as Karen is completely burned alive. Paul returns to the boat shed where Karen begs him to kill her. She stumbles outside in distress and is mauled to death by Dr. Marcy draws a bath and shaves her legs, causing the infected flesh to gruesomely peel from her body. Surprisingly, he is still alive and he attacks Paul, only for Paul to fend him off and finally kill him. While once again searching for help, Paul encounters the severely-burnt hermit in the lake. His father, Tommy, lashes out at Bert for exposing his son to the virus, and he and his friends chase Bert down in order to contain the disease. They later discover marks on Marcy's back that reveals she, too, is sick.Īt the general store, Dennis bites Bert's hand just as he did with Paul.
Marcy and Paul lament their poor chances of surviving and have sex, believing they won't live long enough to regret it. Bert drives back to the general store alone and Jeff abandons everybody and flees to a remote shack. The following morning, the group's attempt to evacuate is botched when Karen vomits blood all over the interior of the car. Paul leaves on foot to find help, but the only people he encounters chase him away, mistaking him for a peeping Tom. Fearful of contagion, the others lock her in the shed. While Paul and Karen make out, they discover that Karen is infected with the flesh-eating virus and her leg has started to decay.
He threatens Paul and Bert, before Marcy scares him off with the rifle. Mambo returns to the cabin without Grim and seemingly infected. Winston promises to send a tow truck before departing.ĭr. Paul explains things without mentioning the hermit's presumed death. Meanwhile, Deputy Winston arrives at the cabin to investigate reports of the previous night's commotion. They encounter a farmer who offers to help them, but hastily leave when they discover that the hermit is her cousin. The next day, Jeff and Bert head out in search of help. He runs off into the woods, presumably to his death. A conflict ensues between the hermit and the five friends, during which they accidentally cripple their car and set fire to the hermit. Bert slams the door in his face and the desperate man tries to steal the group's vehicle. Later that night, the infected hermit comes to the cabin in search of help. Later that evening, while the group hang out around a campfire, a stranger who calls himself Grim and his dog, Dr. He says nothing about the incident to his friends. He panics when he realizes the hermit is infected with a disease and flees. Bert encounters and accidentally shoots the hermit. Dennis, the intellectually-disabled son of the store manager, unexpectedly bites Paul's hand.īert ventures into the woods with a rifle. The group stops for supplies at Priddy's General Store. Five young friends, Paul, Karen, Bert, Jeff and Marcy have rented a cabin in the same woods for a week-long vacation. A forest-dwelling hermit discovers his dog has died from a mysterious illness and is sprayed by its infected blood.