Six friends embark on a rowboat journey down a river. When the enter the city limits for the strange town of Old Mines, they are suddenly pressured by the police to leave. They ignore the warning, not realizing that they are about to meet The Boy, a deformed, seven-foot-tall maniac kept by the town for the sole purpose of killing outsiders. The mayor releases him, and the six friends suddenly become the maniac`s prey, fighting for their lives in a game of survival.