The wilderness claims many folks all over the world and a lot of those people are never seen again. Now, the majority can be written off as nature just doing what it does and people just being the flawed dopes that we are. But what about the cases that can’t be explained away? Brandon Walker (the man behind the interesting Ghosts of Hiroshima and Himalaya but also the regrettable Stay) looks to answer that question with the found footage format he seems pretty comfortable with. Looking to be an anthology of sorts, the first outing is Prospector Pete. A host introduces us to what we’re gonna see and explains how it’s his mission to release as much discovered footage as he can from different devices found discarded in nature. The titular vlogger went looking for gold in an abandoned mine, filming it all for a YouTube video that was never uploaded. Loner Pete trespasses on private land and makes his way into the dangerous caverns. Pete and his magnificent beard narrates his journey and since he’s solo, it’s not as annoying as these found footage cameramen tend to be. Way to go, Pete! He shares some history about the closed mine and also opens up as to why he’s immersed himself in what many would consider a needlessly dangerous hobby. Discovering a small amount of gold gets him pretty damn pumped and adds some sense to why he would make this nighttime expedition. I mean, I still think he’s an idiot and judging by his fate, I’m not wrong. He finds a skull ring and an old torn photograph featuring the man who once wore the skull ring but he doesn’t buy into any supernatural bullshit so on he marches, deeper into the darkness. There’s definitely someone (something) in there with him and unfortunately Pete is about to come into contact with the reason this auriferous mine has been left alone for the last century. Simple, short and way less annoying than it could have been, it’s decent enough to be inoffensive but a bit too familiar to be all that recommendable. Love the setting and the bookending narrator gave me fond flashbacks to that Tales From Darkside opening speech that use to freak the fuck out of me when I was just a little weirdo, so I will definitely join along in the other releases if they make their way out to the masses.
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