Five college students sought a weekend escape from midterms in the sprawling, remote Pine Barrens. It was supposed to be a simple camping trip—a chance to unwind and explore the trails. They knew the local legends, of course. The stories of a winged creature with a terrifying scream, whispered around campfires for generations. They thought it was just a myth.
They were wrong.
When a wrong turn strands them deep in the Wharton State Forest, cut off from the world, the trip becomes a desperate fight for their lives. A tattered journal discovered in an abandoned church reveals a horrifying truth that stretches back centuries. The creature is real, it is intelligent, and it has been hunting these woods for a very long time.
As night falls, the students are stalked by something ancient and malevolent. It's not just a monster; it's a scientist, and they are its newest experiment. One by one, they will learn that the darkest legends are born from the most brutal truths.