The plot follows a group of counselors working at a summer camp, where a masked assailant begins a murder spree.

[citation needed] It was followed by a sequel, Bloody Murder 2: Closing Camp (2003), and a spin-off, The Graveyard (2006).

They also play a game called "Bloody Murder", a combination of hide and seek and tag.

The following night, the counselors gather to watch a movie and Whitney is killed in the kitchen by someone wearing a hockey mask and a boiler suit.

Julie gathers her things from her cabin and discovers that Drew's father was Bill Anderson, the counselor that Nelson killed for revenge, and concludes that Drew is the killer after she told Julie that seeks out others to blame for her father's death.

[4] A 1 was also awarded by John Fallon of Arrow in the Head, who wrote, "Movies like this make you realize just how good Friday the 13th and Scream are.

There are BAD fade-outs and just general fades, and poor editing for continuity and the things that need a quick pace.

Too many theories as to what happened are presented visually, like some bizarre homage to the ending of Clue, or even Wayne's World.

"[6] The film garnered further 1s from G. Noel Gross of DVD Talk, who referred to Bloody Murder as "less a horror movie, but more an inane whodunit with the production values of an after school special with a couple dirty words mixed in,"[7] and Robert Pardi of TV Guide, who dismissed Bloody Murder as a "generic Friday the 13th rip-off" that "is the very model of anonymous filmmaking.

"[8] In a review for DVD Verdict, Patrick Naugle lambasted the film, writing, "I don't even know where to begin to talk about this movie.

At least cheesy, cruddy films such as the ones Roger Corman made were enjoyable to watch for their high camp value.