Two Thousand Maniacs! by Herschell Gordon Lewis

Meanwhile, two other tourists, Tom White and his girlfriend Terry Adams, begin growing suspicions about the town. As the other three hold her down, Rufus hacks off her arm with an axe, killing her. Bea is then accosted by Buckman, Rufus, and Lester.

She accepts the invitation and he leads her into the woods nearby, where he suddenly takes out a knife and cuts off one of her fingers. That night, whilst one of the tourists, Bea Miller, is alone in her hotel room, she gets a call from local store owner Harper, who invites her to take a walk with him. The mayor promises to provide the tourists complimentary hotel rooms, free food and entertainment throughout the celebration, and the visitors decide to go along with it. The tourists are invited to be 'guests of honour' for their centennial celebration being held over the weekend. Upon their arrival, they are warmly welcomed by the townsfolk, and are introduced to some of them, including Rufus, Lester, and town mayor Earl Buckman. In 1965, two rednecks named Rufus and Lester use detour signs to lure six young tourists into their rural town of Pleasant Valley, Georgia. The story of the film was inspired by the 1947 Lerner and Loewe musical Brigadoon. The film was remade in 2005 as 2001 Maniacs. The film has been noted by critics as an early example of hicksploitation in grindhouse films, as well as for its sensationalizing of national perceptions between the North and South. It follows a group of Northern tourists who are savagely tortured and murdered during a Confederate celebration of a small Southern community's centennial. Two Thousand Maniacs! is a 1964 American horror film written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring 1963 Playboy Playmate Connie Mason.

Two Thousand Maniacs! by Herschell Gordon Lewis