The Woodmen

The Woodmen is a film all horror fanatics and especially fans of Found Footage will enjoy. Camping in the woods will never be the same.

I found myself screaming YES!!! When it was over.

The story had me fully immersed in the film. That paired with the surprising cinematography and believable acting from the main characters made for a good solid film for independent horror.

This film is definitely not a slow burn, which personally can turn me off from a lot of found footage. I actually wished it was a bit longer and some of the scenes went a little more into detail. I would have liked to see some of the characters relationships explored a little more.

This one actually creeped me out a bit! Get ready for some action packed insanity and lots of surprises.

Even if you think you know...you don't.

The Woodmen was made with the low budget of 10,000 dollars, according to IMDB, so with that in mind the small cast, cinematographer, director, and writer did a fair job. The movie, for the most part, takes place in remote areas of the Appalachian trail. It is found footage made by several folks on the trail for various reasons. All of them deviate ftom the main trail, and overstay the time they planned, leaving them in the wild, in the dark. They encounter feral humans living in the woods and sound and behave as animals. Without giving away too much, the encounters do not go well for the civilized humans vs the feral ones, with some on both sides meeting gruesome ends. It has scary moments, with some reminiscent of Blair Witch. It is worth a watch, just don't expect too much.

A Spoiler-free Review

Imagine a world where the forest is full of those guys who actually consume the supplements their favorite disgraced political commentator sells them to pay off their court bills.

If you've ever found yourself wondering "how long can a guy fail to act concerned inside a tent while another guy fails to sound menacing outside a tent?" Well, let me tell you, this movie has your answer: it's 10 minutes! 10 actual, consecutive minutes of just... that. A bland guy in a tent listening to a guy make noises outside the tent. 10 minutes. That's not hyperbole or exaggeration, it's almost exactly 600 unbroken seconds of a guy in a tent listening to a guy outside the tent.

If reading that paragraph was exhausting and repetitive, just imagine watching the scene it describes.

I can't recommend you actually spend your time watching this one.

-Josh from Loathsome Things: A Horror Movie Podcast.

Yes, one has to take the budget in consideration before properly grading a horror. The Woodmen almost has none, thus we have to be more tolerant and appreciate it for what it did with what it had.

But other than an interesting idea, nothing really worked here. 75 minutes of movie with plenty of overstretched scenes, bad development, ok acting but bad characters. I tried to enjoy it but it was difficult if not impossible. Comparison with the likes of Blair Witch are useless, it was nothing near as good.

Very little to say about it without spoiling the movie, because it is a small production, with nothing new or special about it, all I can say is I couldn't possibly recommend it to anyone.

Lots of growls and that is the movie.

If you want something good try Horror in the High Desert. That one succeeded!

Cheers!

I love the premise of some woodmen living feral humans living in the mountains this was I thought mostly a comedy. If they had a 10k budget I have no clue where that went because this could be done for about a dollar fity on an iphone. The acting was atrocious and this first time you hear the girl say Umm, if will be stuck in your head for the duration of the movie.

The "woodmen" look like regular people wearing jeans and t-shirts making weird noises and there is actually no actually scare factor to any of it, Umm unless you keep hearing Ummm from the girl. Give this a watch for one reason only, get with a bunch of friends! Watch it! And every time the girl says Umm! DRINK! You will thank me and be passed out before the 30 minute mark.