Marilyn Burns

Leaving the city behind for a weekend of booze and bonding, seven friends find themselves stranded in the countryside when a storm ruins their plans. The remote town of Middle Spring, located in the Texas Bible belt, is more than happy to welcome them. The townsfolk are slap-bang in the middle of BBQ season and there's always room at their table for a few more warm bodies - especially when the visitors are top of the menu and the religious folk believe they're doing God's work.

A birthday celebration at an upscale restaurant sets in motion events that bring Sissy, her brother, Mikey, and friends, Kenny and Barbie, face to face with the macabre world of the Butcher Boys. Inspired by Jonathan Swift's cannibalistic tale A Modest Proposal, the Butcher Boys are international predators who deal in human flesh - dead or alive. Their hunting grounds are the cities of the world.

The short-fused owner of a dilapidated hotel in East Texas goes on a killing spree and uses his victims’ bodies as chum for his pet crocodile.