Darren Lynn Bousman’s THE BARRENS is starting to shape up nicely. Already featuring a cast that includes Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”), Mia Kirshner (30 DAYS OF NIGHT: DARK DAYS) and Erik Knudsen (SCREAM 4), the flick continues to add to its ensemble. Going to take a lot of people to fend off that pesky Jersey Devil…
Allie MacDonald (pictured), soon to be seen in the Jennifer Lawrence thriller HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET) has climbed aboard to play “Sadie Vinyard”, the daughter of Stephen Moyer’s character. Max Topplin and young Peter DaCunha have also joined.
The synopsis:
Despite their reluctance, Richard Vinyard takes his wife, Cynthia; their young son, Danny; and his teenage daughter, Sadie to the Pine Barrens for a long weekend of camping and family bonding. As they arrive at the Wharton State Forest, a mutilated deer runs out into the road, nearly colliding with the Vinyard’s car. Later that evening, another bloodied animal falls from a tree. Bad turns to worse when, in the middle of the night, a college boy camping nearby disappears into the woods. Nevertheless, Richard presses the family to hike further into the forest to the spot where he used to camp with his father. He is feverish, and a past wound on his arm appears badly infected, but when it begins to rain, there is no turning back. Richard’s sickness soon becomes debilitating; his headaches turn to hallucinations. What’s worse, he believes there is something stalking them…something with yellow eyes, pointed horns, and the wings of a bat – THE JERSEY DEVIL. The disfigured bodies of the missing camper and another college boy soon turn up. The Vinyards must fight for their lives as the horrifying answer reveals itself in a shocking and tragic conclusion.
THE BARRENS does not yet have a release date.
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