Christina Chickis

Unsuspecting souls encounter a creature in the woods.

A storm that has been continuing to swell over Appalachia for 5 months with no sign of stopping. While journalist and her colleague are on route to continue ongoing interviews with survivors about strange psychological behavior following the storm, she inexplicably wakes up alone in an empty jeep, parked in a clearing, surrounded only by Appalachian wilderness. After realizing the car will not start, she makes the bold decision to find her way back to civilization on foot, despite being lost. With vivid recurring thoughts and visions of personal childhood trauma manifesting around her, she finds herself unable to leave the woods, instead mysteriously returning to the clearing.

Malcom believes he witnessed a murder. Because of his mental state, he cannot trust what he sees. Without knowing it, he decides to find out if it really happened.

Living with his older brother and his fantasy world while dealing with the added heartbreak of his son takes Declan on a journey where the only way to move forward is to accept fantasy as reality.