The plot primarily focuses on the unintentional encounters of innocent civilians, with the living urban legend of deformed hermit Victor Crowley (portrayed by Kane Hodder under heavy makeup) and the character's violent murders.

The series is notable for featuring multiple appearances by the actors of other slasher franchise villains: Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th), Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street), Tony Todd (Daniel Robitaille / Candyman from Candyman and William Bludworth / Grim Reaper from Final Destination), Sid Haig (Johnny Lee Johns / Captain "Cutter" Spaulding from Firefly), R. A. Mihailoff (Bubba "Junior" Sawyer / Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Derek Mears (Jason Voorhees in the 2009 Friday the 13th reboot), Tyler Mane (Michael Myers in the 2007 Halloween reboot) and Felissa Rose (Angela Baker from Sleepaway Camp).

[1] When a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.

[8] On October 9, 2019, the anthological three-issue limited series Victor Crowley's Hatchet Halloween Tales was released, issue one written by Jason Pell, two by SA Check, and three by James Kuhoric.

[10] July 2021 featured the release of the one-shot comic Adam Green's Hatchet: Unstoppable Horror.