InJuneof1994,oneofthemostbrutalmassslaughtersinhistoryoccurredinthewoodsofnorthernNewEngland.Fourmonthslater,historyisabouttorepeatitself.WhatbeginsasahumorouscomedyoferrorsquicklybecomesaDarwiniangorefest,andwhatunfoldsisacerebralyetrepulsivejourneythroughthehistoryandnatureofhumanityand'civilization.