Survival horror meets torture porn in Chaos director Tony Giglio's audience-dividing melding of two horror sub-genres that does, we are worryingly assured, does for camping and hiking in West Virginia what Hostel did for backpacking in Slovakia.
On a weekend hiking and camping trip in the rugged, wooded mountains of West Virginia, Mike (Randall) and girlfriend Sheryl (Brown) are looking forward to a peaceful break from city life with nothing troubling them except for maybe the odd mosquito. But the holiday immediately gets off to an unpleasant start when they experience a minor run-in with a trio of local rednecks.
The next morning, after a quiet night's camping in the woods, Mike awakes to discover Sheryl missing. Convinced the rednecks are behind her disappearance, he heads off to search for her, eventually ending up at the cabin of a God-fearing woman who offers to help. Unfortunately, the kind of help she is offering isn't exactly what Mike was hoping for. Searching the cabin, he finds Sheryl bound to a table in the cellar, the walls lined with candles, crucifixes and foetus-filled jars. It appears that whoever was responsible for taking Sheryl has some very unpleasant plans for the unmarried, fornicating sinners who have wandered into their midst.
Described in The Times as "an expertly fashioned horror tale" and as having "genuinely scary moments...the dread is intense and the splatter in full check" by Starburst, Timber Falls will be released on UK DVD by Scanbox on 6th October 2008 at the RRP of £15.99. Special features will include:
- Director's Commentary;
- Cast and Crew Commentary;
- Behind the Scenes Documentary;
- 'Making of' Documentary;
- Cannes Film Festival Trailer;
- US Theatrical Trailer;
- UK Theatrical Trailer;
- Stills Gallery.
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