Director: Joshua Brucker
Year: 2026
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Werewolf
Plot:
After winning a legal battle, the footage of a group of cryptid hunters shooting content for their web channel, who went missing mysteriously and never returned, is presented by their lawyer, showing the group getting involved in a werewolf hunt in the woods, hoping to find the deadly creature.
Review:
Generally, this was an immensely likable found-footage genre effort. Among the better factors to be had with this one is the solid storyline that comes about here as a way to introduce the series of traditional elements within this type of feature. The presentation of everything as a result of a court-ordered release of the footage captured by the group and held up by the officials investigating it serves to hit the required notes in this style of genre fare to get the early stages of the recording out for everyone else. As we see the different bits of their investigative process for the show, consisting of various street interviews where locals provide first-hand accounts of encounters with the supposed creature or getting lore dumps that help explain what's going on with them, it sets up a strong enough starting point to make their continued pressing of the issue in the woods feel quite earned and reasonable.
By the time they've managed to gather enough information to head out on a hunt and begin their trip with the local woodsman expert, this becomes quite chilling as the stories have built up enough of a framework about the situation that the setup becomes rather fun and likable. Featuring the group wandering around the woods using the close-quarter cameras and the inability to tell where the creature really is, as it stands out when the few genuine shots of the creature are shown, causing real panic during this section. That highlights the one lone issue here, where its physical appearance is only in such brief parts that it doesn't focus on the creature for much of the running time, as it's mainly about them going out there without showcasing the werewolf, being the one bit that holds this down overall.
Overview: ***/5
A likable if somewhat misguided werewolf effort, there’s a lot to like here that comes off well enough that it manages to hold itself up quite well, even if the biggest problem here is quite detrimental overall. Those with an appreciation for this style or approach, who are curious about it, or who are fans of the creative crew will have the most to like here, while most others out there should heed caution.
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