Darren Lynn Bousman has a pretty wide range of credits to his name. From rock operas to religious horror to torture porns to home invasion remakes… the man likes to keep things fresh. So it should come as no surprise to anyone that Bousman’s next feature is a monster movie featuring The Jersey Devil. But you already knew that, right?
I’m of course talking about Bousman’s THE BARRENS, which just finished up casting and is now filming. The thing has only been filming for a week and we’ve already got a handful of stills from the feature to show you guys! Mr. Bousman doesn’t fool around, does he? You can go ahead and scroll away above and below to check out all the new shots.
In other BARRENS news Bousman has been updating his official Twitter page here and there throughout the first week of filming and apparently the weather is being a real b*tch. Check it:
“That’s a wrap on week 1!!!!
Day 5 – torrential downpour! Come on Mother Nature. Please cut us a break… It’s stopped being funny.
Day 4 of shooting… Day 4 of straight rain… Who was the asshole that wrote an entire movie taking place outside?
A little after 6am, off to the woods to play with the Devil.
That’s a wrap on Day 1!!! #thebarrens”
And just a few hours ago the director tossed up the second to last shot you see below with the following ‘tweet:’ “Just another night on THE BARRENS!” Works for me!
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.
Starring Stephen Moyer, Mia Kirshner (below), Erik Knudsen, Allie MacDonald, Max Topplin and Peter DaCunha, THE BARRENS is filming as we speak so expect a lot more updates on this thing soon!