Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "axe-wielding-maniac"

1. Maniac Cop (1988)

R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Horror

A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.

Director: William Lustig | Stars: Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree

Votes: 20,174 | Gross: $0.67M

2. Censor (2021)

84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.

Director: Prano Bailey-Bond | Stars: Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin

Votes: 19,838

3. Madman (1981)

R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller

A legendary psychopathic murderer stalks a summer camp.

Director: Joe Giannone | Stars: Gaylen Ross, Tony Nunziata, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones

Votes: 6,732

4. Edge of the Axe (1988)

Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An axe murderer terrorizes a small Northern California mountain community, while two young computer-obsessed adults attempt to solve the killings.

Director: José Ramón Larraz | Stars: Barton Faulks, Christina Marie Lane, Page Mosely, Fred Holliday

Votes: 2,932

5. Lumberjack Man (2015)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Horror

As the staff of Good Friends Church Camp prepares for a spring break filled with "Fun Under the Son", a demon logger rises from his sap boiler to wreak his vengeance and feast on flapjacks soaked in the blood of his victims.

Director: Josh Bear | Stars: Michael Madsen, Ciara Flynn, Jarrett King, Brina Palencia

Votes: 1,403

6. Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet (2009)

R | 83 min | Horror

A group of teenagers celebrating the anniversary of the death of a local axe murderer suddenly find themselves face to face with the realities of this haunting urban legend.

Director: Frank Sabatella | Stars: Bill Moseley, Danielle Harris, Nate Dushku, Samantha Siong

Votes: 2,457

7. Memorial Valley Massacre (1988)

R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller

A newly opened campsite is terrorized by a primitive young man who begins killing campers to defend his territory.

Director: Robert Hughes | Stars: John Kerry, Mark Mears, Mark Caso, Lesa Lee

Votes: 1,361

8. The Tripper (2006)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror

A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a weekend-long concert.

Director: David Arquette | Stars: Jaime King, Thomas Jane, Lukas Haas, David Arquette

Votes: 6,411 | Gross: $0.02M

9. Sweet Home (2015)

TV-MA | 80 min | Horror

A young real estate broker is planning a romantic meeting with her boyfriend in an old apartment building. But the couple is forced to fight for their lives, when a group of murderers is trying to kill them.

Director: Rafa Martínez | Stars: Ingrid García Jonsson, Bruno Sevilla, Oriol Tarrida, Eduardo Lloveras

Votes: 2,603

10. Why? (I) (2021)

78 min | Horror

Writer Blake Sinclair finds herself in a fight for her life against a bloodthirsty maniac who has been leaving multiple victims in his wake as he returns to the mountain town of Northdale.

Director: Corbin Timbrook | Stars: Allison McAtee, Chris Browning, Michael Krause, Shelby Janes

Votes: 433

11. Rush Week (1989)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Toni, a journalism student, transfers to a new college, where several female students begin to disappear under suspicious circumstances. She decides to investigate, which makes her the prime target of a mysterious killer.

Director: Bob Bralver | Stars: Pamela Ludwig, Dean Hamilton, Roy Thinnes, Donald Grant

Votes: 810

12. Redwood Massacre: Annihilation (2020)

104 min | Horror, Mystery

The hunters become the hunted after a stranger obsessed with the Redwood Farm murders convinces bereaved family members to venture into the wilderness in hope of proving the existence of the notorious burlap masked maniac.

Director: David Ryan Keith | Stars: Danielle Harris, Damien Puckler, Gary Kasper, Jon Campling

Votes: 589

13. The Redwood Massacre (2014)

82 min | Horror

What begins as a exciting camping trip to the legendary Redwood murder site, takes a terrifying turn when the innocent campers discover the legend is about to become a nasty and bloody reality.

Director: David Ryan Keith | Stars: Mark Wood, Lisa Cameron, Lisa Livingstone, Rebecca Wilkie

Votes: 2,375

14. Blood Song (1982)

R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

A psychopath escapes from a mental institution and starts a murder spree, which ends in the pursuing of a young handicapped girl, who once got a blood transfusion from him.

Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: Donna Wilkes, Richard Jaeckel, Antoinette Bower, Dane Clark

Votes: 604

15. Spirit Camp (2009)

96 min | Comedy, Horror

When a street smart "goth girl" (Roxy Vandiver) is forced to attend cheerleader camp as part of her rehabilitation from a juvenile correction facility, she clashes with the "popular girls,"... See full summary »

Director: Kerry Beyer | Stars: Roxy Vandiver, Julin, Brandon Smith, Megan Moser

Votes: 710

16. Moonstalker (1989)

Not Rated | 92 min | Horror

During the winter season, a family camping in the woods, and a group of camp counselors training in the same forest both find themselves being killed one by one by an unhinged psycho.

Director: Michael S. O'Rourke | Stars: Blake Gibbons, Ingrid Vold, John Marzilli, Tom Hamil

Votes: 664

17. President's Day (2010)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A high school election turns deadly when a homicidal maniac dressed like Abe Lincoln starts killing off candidates.

Director: Chris LaMartina | Stars: Bennie Mack McCoy IV, Lizzy Denning, Nicolette le Faye, Ryan Scott Thomas

Votes: 479

18. Hatchetman (2003 Video)

R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A serial killer stalks a college student and her friends.

Director: Robert Tiffe | Stars: Cheryl Burns, Chris Moir, Jon Briddell, Mia Zottoli

Votes: 579

19. Axeman at Cutters Creek (2020)

77 min | Horror

Nine vacationing twenty-somethings are hunted by an ax-wielding local legend.

Director: Joston Theney | Stars: Elissa Dowling, Joston Theney, Tiffany Shepis, Brinke Stevens

Votes: 204

20. Axeman at Cutter's Creek (2013)

103 min | Horror

Nine vacationing twenty-somethings are hunted by an axe-wielding local legend.

Director: Joston Theney | Stars: Tiffany Shepis, Brinke Stevens, Elissa Dowling, Arielle Brachfeld

Votes: 317

21. Ogroff (1983)

90 min | Horror

A masked lumberjack stalks anyone who enters his woods. Throughout the film we get a variety of people who come in contact with the killer and they don't live to regret it.

Director: Norbert Moutier | Stars: Robert Alaux, Françoise Deniel, Pierre Pattin, Alain Petit

Votes: 387

22. Ditch Day Massacre (2016)

TV-MA | 77 min | Horror, Thriller

Jenny Bilson, a high school senior, is the perfect student, a wonderful daughter to a veteran police detective and an all American Dream. But the one mistake she is unaware of making is ... See full summary »

Director: Joe Hendrick | Stars: Bill Oberst Jr., Katy Foley, Zach Silverman, Morgan Benoit

Votes: 407

23. Axegrinder (2006)

Not Rated | 82 min | Horror

A 20-something camping trip goes horribly wrong when a Maniac Serial Killer (Jed Rowen) and a Psycho Homless Guy (William Alva) invite themselves. Beautiful Girls. Hot Guys. Lots of Blood.

Director: David Palmieri | Stars: Cassie Daniels, Chris Todd, Jennifer Peo, Freddy Morales

Votes: 140

24. Blood Runs Cold (2011)

Not Rated | 77 min | Horror

Winona, a successful artist looking to get away from her stressful life. Her manager rents her a house in her home town where she runs in to an old boyfriend. They go back to the house, only to find out it is not as empty as they assumed.

Director: Sonny Laguna | Stars: Hanna Oldenburg, Ralf Beck, Andreas Rylander, Elin Hugoson

Votes: 1,421

25. Camp Slaughter (2005 Video)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Horror

CAMP DAZE takes you back to the days of tube socks, bongs hits and short shorts, throws in a quiet summer camp full of blood and mayhem and watches the fun unfold.

Director: Alex Pucci | Stars: Kyle Lupo, Anika C. McFall, Joanna Suhl, Jon Fleming

Votes: 566

26. Axegrinder 3 (2022 Video)

Horror

Freddy Palmer has escaped the asylum and is on a one-way, blood-filled rampage through woods, houses and bodies.

Directors: Joe Sherlock, Joseph Voegele | Stars: Tonjia Atomic, Melody Berg, John Bowker, Mel Heflin

Votes: 31

27. Axegrinder 4: Souls of Blood (2022)

77 min | Horror

When a social worker takes a group of non-violent criminals to the woods as a progressive rehabilitation program that will get them a reduced sentence for their crimes, it seems like she ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Devine | Stars: Andrea Martina, Josie Hung, Sam Hoger, Isabela Penagos

Votes: 61

28. Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming (2013)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror

The abandoned home of Wilfred Butler, a wealthy but troubled man who committed suicide, has been willed to his grandson, Jeffrey. But an Axe wielding maniac has set up residence in the house - and he doesn't take kindly to strangers.

Director: James Plumb | Stars: Adrienne King, Sule Rimi, Richard Goss, Lee Bane

Votes: 499

29. Axegrinder 2 (2019)

80 min | Horror

A camping trip goes horribly wrong when two couples make a mistake of hiking in the masked maniac serial killer Freddy Palmer's domain.

Director: Dustin Ferguson | Stars: Mike Ferguson, Ken May, Julie Anne Prescott, Sheri Davis

Votes: 55

30. Axed (2012)

R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A strict father loosens up enough to let his children take a day off school for a trip to the countryside. But things turn darker when the family realize he is planning to make it their last outing ever.

Director: Ryan Lee Driscoll | Stars: Jonathan Hansler, Andrea Gordon, Nicola Posener, Christopher Rithin

Votes: 978

31. Axegrinder 5: Blood Vengeance (2022 Video)

Horror

Freddy Palmer breaks out of his restraints inside the illegal laboratory where he is being experimented on, and kills his captors before returning to his woods. Cassie Johnson was blamed ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Devine | Stars: Andrea Martina, Kaitlyn Furey, Josie Hung, Sam Hoger

Votes: 27

32. Axeman 2: Overkill (2017)

100 min | Horror

When a band of crazed evangelicals Christians, murderous bank robbers and revenge-seeking vigilantes descend upon Cutter's Creek, there's only one axe-wielding local legend that can separate them. And dismember them.

Director: Joston Theney | Stars: Bryan E. Clark II, Michael Wayne Foster, Farrah Laurel Abraham, Arielle Brachfeld

Votes: 114

33. Murder University (2012)

96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A series of brutal, cult-like murders are taking place at a New England college. Josh Greene, a shy freshman, is the lone survivor of a series of murders that are reminiscent of a similar ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Griffin | Stars: Samantha Acampora, David Adams Murphy, Dave Almeida, Thib Alqahtani

Votes: 307

34. Dark Fields (2006 Video)

R | 80 min | Horror

Out of gas on a dark country road and forced to seek help at a farmhouse, five teenagers on their way to a rock concert step into a nightmare as they're hunted by a twisted killer with an ax.

Directors: Mark McNabb, Al Randall | Stars: Brian Austin Jr., Allan Bezanson, Lindsay Dell, Ryan Hulshof

Votes: 556

35. The Axeman of Henderson County (2014)

Crime, Horror, Thriller

A small town is terrorized by an axe-wielding serial killer in this campy, tongue in cheek thriller/comedy.

Director: Larry Parmiter | Stars: Jim Duggan, Major Harris, Rush Whitacre, Jeremy Ambler

Votes: 55

36. HazMat (2013)

Not Rated | 80 min | Horror, Thriller

Trapped inside an abandoned building, a group of friends must fight for their lives from a disturbed ax-wielding maniac.

Director: Lou Simon | Stars: Norbert Velez, Aniela McGuinness, Todd Bruno, Gema Calero

Votes: 510

37. Lurking Woods (2015)

93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A 100% Australian Suspense Thriller filmed in Western Australia. Using the state of the art Red Dragon camera.

Director: Rizal Halim | Stars: Troy Coward, Hope Devaney, Daniel Berenger, Chloe Brown

Votes: 265

38. Bloody Beach (2000)

91 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A group of chat room buddies decide to meet together in reality on the beach for some fun in the sun. However, their vacation transforms into a nightmare as each person except Nam-kyeong (... See full summary »

Director: In Soo Kim | Stars: Hyun-Jung Kim, Yang Dong-kun, Seung-chae Lee, Lee Jung-Jin

Votes: 342

39. Fear of Clowns 2 (2007 Video)

Not Rated | 107 min | Horror

Shivers the Clown is back with a vengeance in this sequel to the Lionsgate hit video from 2004! And the ante is upped when he's back with two new psychotic clowns to help him kill Lynn ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Kangas | Stars: Jacqueline Reres, Mark Lassise, Frank Lama, Johnny Alonso

Votes: 205

40. In the Dark (VII) (2015)

TV-MA | 85 min | Horror, Thriller

Twisted tales of terror featuring an axe wielding maniac, a sinister matchmaker and sin eating creature from hell.

Directors: David Buchert, Chris St.Croix | Stars: Scott Aaker, Andria Armstrong, Shannon Beals, Olivia Bishop

Votes: 194

41. Karpenter (2017)

60 min | Horror

A killer is on the loose in a small town. One girl must face this psychopathic serial killer in order to survive this one night during hallows eve.

Director: Christian Ackerman | Stars: Danielle Ackerman, Don Earl, Riley Earl, Lydia Jessop

Votes: 115

42. The Night Before Easter (2014)

65 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of friends are stalked in a storage facility the night before Easter by an axe wielding lunatic in an Easter Bunny costume.

Directors: Joseph Henson, Nathan Johnson | Stars: April Sinclair, Emily Chidalek, Alyssa Matusiak, Bonnie Marilyn Jean

Votes: 139

43. The Curse of Lizzie Borden (2006 Video)

82 min | Horror

Low Budget horror movie phenomenon Danielle De Luca (Queen Cobra) plays a girl who gets a job in a Lizzie Borden museum working for Mr. Moody (Mtv Singled Out's Randal Malone). Soon she ... See full summary »

Director: Ford Austin | Stars: Randal Malone, Danielle De Luca, Jed Rowen, Kerry Feirman

Votes: 168

44. Axe Murdering with Hackley (2016)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Horror

Lifelong serial killer, Hackley is going through a mid-life crisis and rethinking his life and career while dealing with his meddling,incompetent boss.

Director: Tim Sanders | Stars: Allen Hackley, Trey Huguley, Garrett Graham, Justin Habersaat

Votes: 70

45. Al filo del terror (1990)

92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A famous ventriloquist whose career is going down hill takes his anger out on his strange puppets who seem to have a life of their own.

Director: Alfredo B. Crevenna | Stars: Fernando Almada, Lina Santos, Roberto Cañedo, Karla Talavera

Votes: 60

46. Axed to Pieces (2020)

55 min | Horror

A man stumbles upon an axe that was left in the woods. Overcome by an unseen force, he goes on a gruesome killing spree, leaving authorities and media baffled. It's up to Dustin and Shawn to crack the case.

Directors: Jerimiah Douglas, Dustin Ferguson | Stars: Jarad Allen, Sheri Davis, Jerimiah Douglas, Dustin Ferguson

Votes: 46

47. Silent Night Bloody Night (2008)

6 min | Short, Horror

Max needs to rush over to his girlfriends house Frankie because he must leave town for work. Frankie wants to give Max his Christmas present. What Max finds in the box is his worst nightmare.

Director: Christopher Ameruoso | Stars: Lindsay Crolius, Bradley Fowler, Shelly Martinez

Votes: 35

48. The Curse of Lizzie Borden 2: Prom Night (2008 Video)

95 min | Horror

Lizzie returns to create even more havoc among students of a local college. Not even Prom Night is spared from her bloody wrath.

Director: Eric Swelstad | Stars: Randal Malone, Kate Reavis, Roxy Darr, Jeff Burr

Votes: 113

49. There's Snow Escape (2022)

77 min | Horror, Thriller

It appears to be warm out, but a Snowman is on a serial-killer spree.

Director: Andrew Sawyer | Stars: Joe Cavaliere, Timothy Daoust, Christin Johansson, Kristie Russo

Votes: 34

50. The Invited (1991)

50 min | Horror, Thriller

One evening three friends go on a joyride, only two return. The other, accidentally killed. They thought no one had witnessed their accident, they were wrong.

Director: Darren J. Perry | Stars: Martin Chambers, Lisa Donelan, Gareth George, Nicholas Hanning