BandCamp Horror

Thirteen teens at an elite music camp dodge their hippy counselor’s lax rules, unaware a silent, Michael Myers-like killer hunts them. One boy’s instincts spark a fight for survival as greedy leaders cover up deaths to save the camp’s cash flow. It’s Scream meets Friday the 13th with a band-geek twist—sharp kills, sharp notes. Plot Summary: Setting: Lake Whisper Band Camp, a secluded, upscale music retreat in the dense forests of upstate New York, 2025. Rustic cabins, a serene lake, and a state-of-the-art amphitheater contrast with the eerie, fog-laden woods. Opening Scene: Thirteen teens—diverse in background but united by musical talent and a craving for freedom—arrive at Lake Whisper, buzzing about ditching their parents’ rules. They meet their counselor, Jaxon “Jax” Reed, a 30-something, tie-dye-wearing, weed-vaping former flautist who declares, “This camp’s for you to vibe, not for me to narc.” The teens cheer, planning late-night parties and hookups. One boy, 16-year-old Ezra Kline, a shy trombonist with a knack for noticing details, feels uneasy, catching a fleeting shadow in the trees during orientation. Inciting Incident: On the second night, after a bonfire where Jax encourages skinny-dipping and passes out beers, two teens, Mia and Tyler, sneak off to a canoe for a romantic escapade. Morning comes, and their canoe drifts back—both are slashed to ribbons, their blood staining the water. Jax, hungover, finds them first and panics. The camp director, Margaret Voss, a cold, money-driven administrator, orders Jax to hide the bodies, insisting, “No scandal, no refunds.” They claim Mia and Tyler “ran away.” Rising Action: Ezra, already suspicious, notices inconsistencies—like Mia’s clarinet left behind, which she’d never abandon. He tries warning his crush, Lila, a bold saxophonist, but she brushes him off, caught up in camp drama. Meanwhile, the killer, known only as The Silent, emerges: a towering, faceless figure in a tattered band uniform, face obscured by a cracked tuba bell like a mask, wielding a sharpened conductor’s baton and a garrote made of piano wire. The Silent moves without sound, striking during rehearsals. Teens start vanishing—first Corey, the drummer, found gutted in the percussion shed, then Sophie, the violinist, strangled in the woods. Each death is covered up by Voss as “accidents” or “dropouts,” but Ezra tracks the lies, sketching clues in his music notebook. Midpoint Twist: Ezra overhears Voss bribing Jax to keep quiet, revealing the camp’s history: a decade ago, a deranged band instructor was fired for obsession with “perfect silence” and disappeared after vowing revenge. Ezra suspects The Silent is connected but can’t prove it. His only ally becomes Ravi, a skeptical bassist who trusts Ezra’s instincts after finding Corey’s bloodied drumstick. Climax: During the camp’s showcase rehearsal, The Silent sabotages the power, plunging the amphitheater into darkness. Chaos erupts as the killer slaughters Voss (impaled on her own clipboard) and Jax (garroted mid-apology). Ezra, Lila, and Ravi band together, using their instruments as weapons—Lila’s sax becomes a bludgeon, Ravi’s bass strings a trap. Ezra lures The Silent to the lake, realizing the killer’s obsession with silence makes him vulnerable to noise. Blasting a trombone cacophony, Ezra disorients The Silent, who stumbles into the water, weighed down by the tuba mask, and vanishes beneath the surface. Resolution: Only five teens survive. Authorities arrive, exposing Voss’s cover-up. Ezra, haunted but hardened, keeps his notebook, suspecting The Silent isn’t gone. The camp closes, but rumors swirl of a shadow in the woods, waiting for the next note to silence. Final Shot: A canoe drifts on Lake Whisper at dawn, empty—except for a single, bloodied baton. Elevator Pitch: Picture this: BandCamp Horror, a slasher flick that cranks up the terror with a killer beat. Thirteen teens—band geeks itching to cut loose—head to Lake Whisper Band Camp, an upscale retreat tucked in creepy woods. They’re stoked to escape their parents’ nagging, especially with Jaxon, their too-cool, tie-dye-loving counselor who’s all about letting them party, passing out beers and turning a blind eye to late-night hookups. But what they don’t know is a mute, Michael Myers-style psycho called The Silent—rocking a busted tuba as a mask and swinging a razor-sharp baton—is stalking the camp, obsessed with snuffing out sound and lives. One kid, Ezra, a trombone-playing loner with a knack for spotting trouble, feels something’s off from day one. When teens start dropping—gutted in canoes, strangled in sheds—the camp’s greedy director buries the truth to keep rich parents paying. Ezra’s got to rally his crush, a badass sax player, and a skeptical bassist to outsmart a killer who moves without a whisper. It’s a blood-soaked battle of wits, with instruments turning into weapons and every note a defiance of death. Think Friday the 13th crashing into Scream, spiked with band camp swagger—think cymbals slicing necks and piano wire garrotes. It’s got heart, gore, and a final showdown that’ll make you scream. Perfect for horror fans who love their scares loud and their killers quiet. Interested in a script peek or a poster mock-up to seal the deal?