YELLOWBRICKROAD

Directed by: Jesse Holland & Andy Mitton
Released: 2010

another unknown to me, recommended by a friend. this was a weird one: from the description, you figure it'll be another boring, stereotypical horror story... and it's nothing like that. in 1940, the 600something residents of friar, NH all started walking up a trail in their town. none of them ever came back. some were found murdered, others froze to death, but the vast majority just vanished. flash forward to know, and the crew above is writing a book about friar, trying to figure out where the people went and why. so they decide to walk the trail. and that's where shit gets really weird. after a few days of walking without much incident (minus some equipment issues), they start hearing this 1940's era jazz music kind of emanating from the woods. it gets louder depending on where they are, and oftentimes the sound is so unbearable that they have to stop and cover their ears. and it's the same song over and over again. some people start to go insane. some people contemplate suicide. i really can't say a whole lot without giving the plot away, but i can assure you that this is NOT a "people who get lost in the woods and everyone gets killed by a ghost" horror story. when it's over, you'll stare at your screen in silence for a few minutes, then loudly proclaim "what the FUCK?" 7/10.