Threecollegestudents,Ryan,Jake,andErica,setouttofilmagreathorrormovieforoneoftheirclassprojects;butduringfilming,somethinggoesterriblywrongandthestudentssuddenlyfindthemselvesintheirownworstnightmare.SomeoftheeventsarecaughtontapebythecamerathatJakecontinuestorecordwith,acamerathatislaterretrievedbytwodetectives,AdamsandDalton.It'snowaraceagainsttime,andthedetectivesmustusethevideotorescuethestudents.Asthecasegoesdeeper,thedetectiveseventuallyfindthemselvesinthemiddleofadenseforestontheoutskirtsoftown,andwhattheyuncoverisfarworsethanwhattheycouldhaveeverimagined