ThanksKilling is a 2008 American independent black comedy slasher film produced, co-written and directed by Jordan Downey. A spoof of low-budget horror features, it follows a group of college students who are terrorized by a killer possessed turkey. With a production budget of $3,500, the film received generally negative reviews from critics upon release. However, it attained a cult following, and was followed by a sequel, ThanksKilling 3, in 2012 and a musical adaptation in 2013.