Oscar Mendoza looks into the disappearance of Gary Hinge (the first film) as a wildfire rages on the opposite side of the state. He’s also on a journey of personal discovery as a tough history had lead him down a rough path which he has seemingly managed to find his way out of. As law enforcement focuses on the fires, he uses this chaotic distraction to search for the mysterious cabin which led to Gary’s unfortunate end. Oscar is working on the theory that Gary had some secrets and thanks to his personal ties with the area, he has a heads up on the actual location where Gary vanished. He ends up in the area where misfortune befall the women in the second outing and that’s when the high strangeness begins bubbling up to the surface. Undeterred, it all leads to an old mine and a ghost town by the name of Edna. Of course, Oscar goes missing as well, the footage is found and we get another mockumentary set up around said footage… just with a some footage from the prior outings as well and a little twist when it comes to the fate of our protagonist. Not complaining, it’s pieced together professionally… as usual. A county conspiracy, strange encounters, familiar faces, spooky footage… the usual. Some solid lore building helps move things away from the drab opening act and the climactic hand-held horrors are what one would come to expect and enhanced by taking place in a creepy-ass cave and a spooky-ass ghost town. We’ll need answers soon because the journey only works when the destination is worth a damn, but I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt… for now.
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