They camp out and trek through miles and miles and woods and open country to find this trail and in a freakish and very very unsettling turn of events, bizarre music begins to play, constantly. As the characters begin to lose their minds, so do you as you have been with these normal people from the beginning. The lack of music and the often use of handheld camera or even binoculars make the whole setting disturbing as any nightmare. The majority of the film is also shot in daylight, a tricky setting for a horror, and one that works far better than at night if you can pull it off. This film is all about atmosphere and, whilst nothing really scary actually happens, the whole mood of the film will engulf you and draw you in to the point where even a shot of the trees is enough to send shivers down your spine. The build up may be a little too slow for some (the lack of any music makes each scene feel longer than it actually is) but if you get past this, stick with the film and wait till we arrive in the woods, you are in for a treat, so long as you are in the mood for a slow builder. We have spent a good twenty five minutes getting to know each and every character, I won’t bore you with details but the characters are all believable, interesting and, most importantly, likeable. The events that follow are haunting, deeply unsettling and very very well presented. Along the way they pick up a local resident who wants to join them on their quest, they agree and after some bonding the character development, we head off into the countryside, the creepy woods and hopefully the Yellowbrick Road trail. They have found a map with the trail on, so with cameras in hand, they head to the town and to the trail. The story became an urban legend, and years later the mysterious path has become hidden both from view and from maps, the town has repopulated, and the six friends have come here in search of answers. A search party by the army found some 300 bodies frozen or hideously mutilated, whilst the rest were never found. The residents left behind their belongings, their clothes and even their pets. In 1940 they all decided to head up a mysterious trail in the countryside, never to return.
Six friends head to the quiet countryside of New England and the small village of New Hampshire where a horrific event claimed the lives of no less than 572 residents. In terms of plot, there is not much, and to reveal too much would risk spoiling the plot development in the film, so I will keep the plot as brief as possible.
Is Yellowbrick Road better? No, but, it is not too far off being as good as. Rumours of a new Blair Witch style horror, with some saying it was better than the previous lost in the woods handheld chiller. Yellowbrick Road has gained some glowing reviews after its festival run earlier this year, and with Bloody Disgusting releasing the film, I just had to see what all the fuss was about. Reviewed by: Matt Wavish, official HCF critic Starring: Anessa Ramsey, Cassidy Freeman, Clark Freeman
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