Gaskins: The Hitchhiker Killer

Gaskins: The Hitchhiker Killer (2026)



5.0 2026 94 min —
Horror Thriller
In the quiet backwoods of South Carolina, a predator lurked behind a harmless nickname. Donald “Pee-Wee” Gaskins waged a chilling campaign of savagery, claiming lives through stabbings, gunfire, drownings, and poison—sparing neither neighbors nor strangers who dared to hitch a ride. His preferred prey were the defenseless and the forgotten. Beneath the pastoral soil surrounding his property, a grim secret festered: a patchwork of shallow graves holding the remains of years of unthinkable violence. For a long time, his criminal record told only half the story, masking a monstrous appetite for destruction. But when investigators finally peeled back the layers, the staggering scale of his atrocities came into brutal focus, forever changing how his reign of terror would be remembered.

More About This Film

Gaskins: The Hitchhiker Killer is a 2026 American crime drama and horror docudrama about Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins, the South Carolina serial killer whose crimes spanned the 1960s and 1970s. The film dramatizes the case through a Southern Gothic genre framework.

The story focuses on the investigation and violent criminal world surrounding Gaskins rather than presenting a straightforward documentary treatment. Its crime, thriller and horror elements create a grim recreation of a notorious chapter in American true-crime history.

Directed by Chris Helton, the film features Taylor Stiles, Warren Levi Haney and Shena Verrett among its principal cast.

  • Directed by Chris Helton.
  • Written by JL Goddard.
  • Taylor Stiles plays Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins.
  • The film was released in the United States on August 28, 2026.
  • Its reported runtime is approximately 88 minutes.

Where to Watch

Gaskins: The Hitchhiker Killer has digital rental and purchase availability in the United States, with other territories varying.