Filmmakers journey deep into Blackwood Forest with the hope of tracking down a hermit who calls the remote wilderness home. The man is suspected of killing his wife while they were out camping but he claims innocence and points the finger at the North American forest ape as the true culprit. This is why Grace, her boyfriend Drew and their cameraman Jake are searching for a possibly dangerous, possibly insane or maybe even both forest-dwelling local by the name of Jeb McCoy. A recent “bear” attack (the three slaughtered hunters are taken out in the opening) has the area they’re trekking towards closed off to the public but when they stumble across some weirdo hippie hillbilly zoning out in the woods who claims to be searching for a missing camper, he warns them not to fear the creatures of the woods but the people who live out there. Not a great start to any trip into the woods but, this is found footage, so even without the vague warning from the lunatic cousin of Willie Nelson, this group was most likely doomed anyways. As they wander around the dark, they come across a couple of other folks camping in the area who are willing to tell them about their encounters with Sasquatch… they’re also willing to share their beer. It’s Busch, so I’d probably sit by the fire and down six or so too. They learn that the usually tranquil cryptid is the human-killing beast it is because when it was a cub some hunters came and wiped out its family. Our trio of filmmakers are happy with the interviews and are now even more determined to find Jeb and get an exclusive interview. Regulations and fines be damned, they land on ignoring the ranger’s warning and traversing the trail they should be avoiding. It’s a lot easier to accept this boneheaded move because all three of them are likable as all hell. Some dude shows up and offers his services to sneak them into the closed-off area with the cover of dark and avoid themselves some trespassing charges. His unscrupulous ass will do it for a discounted price of two hundred bucks. Ok, they may be likable but their decision making skills blow donkey dick. After they get to the desired spot and spend some tense and awkward moments with their untrustworthy guide, they finally get their asses to sleep but are woken up by the inhuman growls of something that definitely is not a bear. Deeper they go and unsettling proof begins to show up, Drew remains skeptical but the camera captures something huge lurking in the dark. Jeb gets found, video proof is shared and things quickly go south. It’s a fine bit of found footage from a man who loves adding to the subgenre and seems pretty damn enthusiastic about what horrors hide in the woods. Just look at Brendan Rudnicki’s output, we got Horror in the Forest, Forest of Death, Into the Forest and A Cold Grave which took place in a forest. I’ve seen the lot and this may be the best of em so far. So, keep it at my dude. I love found footage, I love folks running around the forest and I definitely love me some Bigfoot shenanigans.
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