Something Walks in the Woods

The creepiness doesn't jump out, but slowly builds up to a satisfying ending in a well fleshed out folktale from the woods of North Carolina. Patient viewers will be rewarded, but it takes some time to get there. Don't expect many jump scares or gore. This isn't a slasher. The film is framed by realism, and even with it's paranormal plot, it remains realistic. This is low-budget, but it feels like a real documentary (we had to look up whether there was any truth to the lore). Overall great performance by writer/director/star Bill Howard. Given that it is a one-man show, he truly carries the film.

I am a huge fan of mocumentary-style films and this one was a decent effort and turned out well. I love the lore behind the story, which for me, was the hook. The build up does take some time to get to, so I feel one needs to enjoy slow-paced films before heading into it. But honestly, it pays off in the end. Sure, it isn't some action packed, in-your-face horror film but the core elements of an interesting story exist. I do wish there was a bit more, to give it that dread I was wanting but it's an honest effort! I think if the director continues down the line, in this style of filmmaking, he can really perfect it.

This FICTIONAL movie just goes to show that if you've got $50 spare bucks in your pocket, you too can make a lousy movie. Just label it as a "documentary", and you might even get it picked up by a streaming service. Seriously, it's an hour and twenty minutes of your life youll never get back. The script is nonexistent (It's essentially just a poorly made YouTube vlog.). The cinematography is rank amateur quality, with several long sequences filmed completely out of focus and/or grossly overexposed. But the show does have one redeeming quality; the CGI face in the flash during the end sequence is hilarious! It's at around 14:07 from the end of the movie (though it may take a few tries to get a still-frame of it, keep trying!).

The fact that the figure stopped moving and was visibly standing still when it reached the end of its walk. It's particularly visible when he shows the clip that he "ran through " some unnamed software.

When you see the wood's interior, it's really easy to see why the figure was able to move so fluidly. Those woods are very open.

The tent pitching scene is fairly entertaining, being in fast forward.

It's a little, "Blair Witchy", only on a lower budget.

There's even an actor in the credits for the, "figure walking".

It looked fake and I'm calling it as listed incorrectly as, "Documentary".

I mentioned a couple of things in the movie, but I wouldn't call them spoilers.

Bit boring for me.

I'm still waiting...not really but I'll never get that time back. This was awful and I'm not that picky about my horror. I'm a big fan of found footage, this boring mess should have stayed lost.

I tend to believe so many movies have their rating pushed up by family, friends or their cousin who invested their life saving in dreck like this.

I was really hoping for some creepy supernatural scares but alas...I would recommend that no one anyone waste their time on this one...my three star rating was being extremely generous...it really, in my humble opinion, deserved far less.

Well back to searching for the next Good creepy horror.