Horror

Monsters in the Woods

A micro-budget movie crew treks into the wilderness to shoot horror scenes for their unsellable indie-drama. They soon find themselves in the midst of their own real horror movie, as they are hunted by a large group of creatures.

Release Date : 2012-02-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gas Money PicturesZapruter ProductionsAl Gomez Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Monsters in the WoodsThe Midnight Horror Collection: Backwoods Butchers

Cast

Character Name : Jayson

Original Name : Glenn Plummer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guy

Original Name : Lee Perkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ashley

Original Name : Linda Bella

Gender : Female

Character Name : Burt

Original Name : Edward Hendershott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ariel

Original Name : Claudia Perea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bianca

Original Name : Gladys Otero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kris

Original Name : Paul Misko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Script Girl

Original Name : Ashton Blanchard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thomas

Original Name : Curt Mega

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mom

Original Name : Hilliary Barbour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Turkeyneck

Original Name : Richard Raad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dad

Original Name : Paul McCarthy-Boyington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suzy

Original Name : Jacqui Holland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Monster

Original Name : Vincent Cusimano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bravo

Original Name : Blaine Cade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Camera Man

Original Name : J. Horton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eric

Original Name : Ernest Dancy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Production Assistant

Original Name : Darnell Campbell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid

Original Name : Myles McNair

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistant Editor

Original Name : Michael Gregory Morrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Camera Girl

Original Name : Rachel Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

Micro-budget, half-baked monster twaddle RELEASED IN 2012 and written/directed by Jason Horton, "Monsters in the Woods" is a micro-budget flick (costing a mere $30,000) about – you guessed it – monsters in the woods of Southern California that an indie film crew experience while shooting a B-horror flick. I like the diverse ethnic cast, which is refreshing, but the shaky, sometimes unfocused, cam gets tedious after a while. There are a few good-looking women. I also like the monsters, which are half-spider/half-human and impressively diabolic all things considered (it’s eventually explained WHY they’re so diabolic-looking). The first act is quite amusing as it parodies the trials & tribulations of a B-horror shoot in the sticks. Near the end of the first act, however, one of the main protagonists abruptly buys the farm and the reaction of the cast & crew is unconvincing but, then, I guess it’s supposed to be a joke anyway. The second act introduces two curious characters with head-scratching dialogue but, thankfully, the cool monsters are also introduced. Unfortunately, the proceedings and characters are dull and confusing as written and executed. Things finally perk up in the last act with revelations about what's really going on, but it can't save the flick from being what it is: half-baked. There's enough good here for a quality monster-in-the-woods horror movie, but Jason Horton needed to take the time to work the kinks out in the story/script, specifically in the second and final acts. George Romero did this with his original "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) and it remains a selling masterpiece to this day. The lesson? Don't rush off into the woods to shoot a horror flick with cast & crew, low-budget or not, UNTIL you have a well-written, comprehensible story with interesting characters. Otherwise you're just wasting your time and the time of anyone who might view your work. THE MOVIE RUNS 84 minutes and was shot in Fawnskin, San Bernardino National Forest (exteriors) and Malibu, California. GRADE: C-/D+