Monster Tapes (2025) Movie Script
(crickets chirping)
(Josh breathing heavily)
Oh my God. (Grunts)
(panting) Oh my God, oh my God.
(Josh panting)
(ominous music)
It's gonna kill me
(Josh whimpering)
(Josh panting)
(ominous music continues)
No, no. (Grunting)
The monster is coming for me
Through the dark or light he sees
No escape, no place to flee
The monster is coming for me
The shadow stretch
is long on the ground
Silent screams in my head resound
Day or night, his watch never fails
Trapped in this endless masquerade
(glass crashing)
(electricity zapping)
The monster is coming for me
Through the dark or light he sees
No escape, no place to flee
The monster is coming for me
(suspenseful music)
[Josh] Josh Thomas here and
I wanna show you something
you've never seen before.
In my research and investigation
around Marker 37 area
and the remote cabin, I
found and caught on tape
something that's gonna
change your lives forever.
(suspenseful music continues)
So here's what I'm thinking.
Josh saw a bear, panicked,
ran through the woods like a rookie,
and now everyone thinks
Bigfoot's back with a new name.
I know, the Hollowed One.
It sounds way too cheesy to be real.
Exactly.
His upload went viral
because of all that
breathing and screaming.
But he probably tripped, hit
a tree, dropped his phone.
Classic "Blair Witch" marketing.
Then he tries to bait
everyone in by saying,
"Don't come looking, please
don't follow me, it's real."
And what did everyone do? Start looking.
Because fear sells, but
everybody is only looking online.
No one has actually had
the courage to go out
and look for this thing.
But we are, we have the courage
and that's what we're gonna go do.
We're gonna expose it.
We're gonna find the cabin
and show everyone that it's a hoax.
So we're clout-chasing skeptics now.
No, we're truth crusaders.
You really don't like
this monster stuff, do you?
Do you know why I
hate this monster stuff?
Lay it on me.
My dad was obsessed with monsters,
like ruin the family obsessed.
He was always watching
these old VHS tapes,
talking about sightings,
and analyzing footprints.
We never saw him unless
it was to talk about
his new findings.
Let me guess. He went on a final trip?
Yeah, Broken Falls 2011.
He said he was chasing something
that nobody else believed in.
He never came back.
The police found his gear
near a dried up riverbed.
No body and no goodbye.
Ever since I've been
allergic to the monster BS,
I wanna prove it's all just stories,
fake tracks and creepy lighting.
Then let's prove it together.
Are you ready to see The Hollowed One
one last time before we head out?
You mean the guy in the fake
suit or the good CG artist?
I recorded it from his video
and then cropped it in so
we could get a closer look.
Now, that you cropped it in,
I can really see how fake it looks.
It's like a CG artist
did it. That's horrible.
This is gonna be too easy.
Let's get going so we can
move on to the next project.
[Liv] This is the last
GPS ping from his upload.
If the cabin exists, we'll
hike into the forest here,
camp at this spot right here
and head north to Marker 37.
Easy enough.
We hike in, document everything
and break down this
myth one log at a time.
I'm driving.
At the location of the Thomas sighting,
there should be a red
cabin out in the open.
Go to 29-11-62451. It should
be north of those coordinates.
Once you locate it, I can
send a team in on the ground
to locate the cabin and
hopefully get the target.
(suspenseful music)
(branch snapping)
- Did you hear that?
I didn't hear anything.
Come on. The GPS says we go this way.
We gotta get around this
tree. This way, come on.
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
GPS barely works out here.
Are you sure this is the right ridge?
It's not a ridge.
It's that cluster of pines new Marker 37.
Josh labeled it on the printout.
North by northwest.
That was where the
monster was seen, right?
According to my research
and all of the forums.
Oh sure, we'll just trust the internet.
That'll keep us safe.
Don't mock the process.
I'm just saying, if we die out here,
your nerd research is going
into the police report.
Why would we die? There's
nothing really out here anyway.
This is deeper than
even the GPS wants to map,
and I've lost signal. (Sighing)
We're not lost. We're just off-grid.
Now, let's camp here before
we run out of daylight.
All right.
(tense music)
(zipper ripping)
(tense music continues)
(helicopter blades whirring)
(zipper ripping)
You know, if we survive this,
I'm submitting it to "MythBusters 2.0."
With what?
Our three viewers and
footage of blurry pine trees?
It's atmospheric.
It's amateur.
I prefer raw and immersive.
You're lucky I brought
snacks and emotional support.
And the tent.
I guess I'm pretty lucky
you're the mom friend.
Tomorrow we find the cabin
or prove that it never existed.
(suspenseful music)
(tent rustling)
Do you ever get the feeling like the trees
are listening to us?
Are you trying to write a
poem or give me nightmares?
No, like everything
feels still, but not quiet.
It's like we're being watched.
(suspenseful music)
Did you hear that?
It was rhythmic, like swinging.
Maybe an old hunter's
trap, the wind moving a rope.
Or a warning bell, something not for us.
(monster growling)
Well, anyway, we should go document this.
Nothing's out there, right?
- Let's go find some monsters.
(tent rustling)
[Liv] They can't even see us.
Let's take these things off.
Hey, guys, it's Ash.
And this is Liv.
We're here, this is our
first night in the forest
of the Josh Thomas monster sighting.
We're here to debunk the
mystery behind the creature
known as The Hollowed One.
But it's been a pretty
hollow case so far.
We have no evidence whatsoever
what the monster looks like,
what it does or where it is.
Could it all just be a
scam to get extra views?
We're gonna find that out.
(suspenseful music)
(leaves rustling)
Ooh. What was that?
Maybe it's the monster.
(both laughing)
Let's go find out. It's our
job to bring you the truth.
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music)
[Ash] I heard a
woodpecker. That's monstrous.
Oh, that's terrifying. (Laughing)
(suspenseful music)
Well, we've been out here for a while
and I don't see any monsters.
What about you?
Oh, shoot the battery.
Oh, dang it. Go grab the other one.
[Liv] I'm gonna go grab the charger.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
(leaves rustling)
(insects chirping)
Gotta get this.
(tent rustling)
Oh, monsters, come get
me, fresh meat. Woohoo.
Come get me.
(suspenseful music)
(Liv laughing)
Dude.
Gimme that, jerk.
You totally fell for it, didn't you?
Did you get the cable?
How am I supposed to charge
this thing? (Sighing)
I'm sorry, I thought I heard something
brush up against the tent
and I, I kind of forgot,
panicked a little bit, I guess.
Oh, you got scared.
So did you.
Well, I was out here taunting
this so-called monster.
(suspenseful music)
Yeah, bet you're real proud of that now.
It's getting windy.
You don't think there's anything
controlling the weather, do you?
I thought you were Miss
Sciency Smartsy? (Chuckles)
(suspenseful music)
Let's just head back to camp.
We'll finish watching the
rest of Josh's footage,
get some rest, then head out
first thing tomorrow morning.
Good idea.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
(tent rustling)
(zipper ripping)
(monster growling)
(suspenseful music)
[Vince] Move it, north
trail, it's moving fast.
- It could be a deer.
- Keeps eyes on it.
[Brick] Then why is it circling us?
(guns firing)
(guns clacking)
(guns firing)
Vince, talk to me?
Vince, are you okay?
It mimics, it copies your voice,
it learns your steps.
I saw it. It just stood
there staring at me.
It, it didn't move unless I did.
- This is really lame.
- And it moves really fast.
It's drawn to the cabin.
It gets more aggressive when
I get close to the cabin.
It's more human-like.
It's like, uh, it's shape
shifts between day and night.
What a fake-o.
Let's watch the original one.
Josh Thomas here and I
wanna show you something
you've never seen before.
In my research, an investigation
around Marker 37 area
and the remote cabin, I
found and caught on tape
something that's gonna
change your lives forever.
I'll say no more and let
the video do the talking.
Introducing The Hollowed One.
(tense music)
I'm getting tired. Maybe
we should just go to bed.
That's a good idea.
(suspenseful music)
Do you think it's real?
Real? I saw it.
I heard it breathe.
You don't forget something like that.
Then why didn't anyone believe you?
Because people fear what
makes them feel small,
and monsters make you feel real small.
What if Mom's right? What if
it's just trees and shadows?
You can stare at a shadow all night
and never know what's hiding in it.
One day you'll understand it
when you see it with your own eyes.
Always chase the truth.
If you ever decide to be like me,
don't chase the truth for other people.
Only chase the truth for yourself.
(birds chirping)
Hey, everyone, it's Ash.
And this is Liv.
It's day two and we're
on the hunt for the cabin.
The one featured in the
massively trendy Josh Thomas video
about The Hollowed One.
We'll be recording as we hike,
so you guys will see
everything we're seeing.
Still on the hunt for
this so-called monster.
Stay tuned everyone.
So where to now? Marker 37, right?
Well, we no longer have the
GPS because it lost signal,
so we'll have to use the compass.
But it's easy, all we do is go north.
(suspenseful music)
I'm tying a ribbon so we don't get lost.
(monster growling)
What was that?
I've never heard that before.
Something about these
woods feels heavier today.
I know what you mean.
Like the trees are leaning in to listen.
Don't say stuff like that.
That's how the creepy music starts.
(both chuckling)
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music)
(leaves rustling)
What's that?
(Ash gasping)
What if it's Josh Thomas' phone?
It's dead.
I have a charger back at the tent.
All right, let's go.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
Hey, everyone, it's Ash and Liv.
There's been a change of
plans. Look what we found.
A phone. On our way to
the cabin, we found this.
Could it be Josh Thomas's?
We're going back to camp
so we can charge it up
and see what's on it.
Stay tuned for more details.
I don't know, man. This
wasn't just some bear.
Maybe it was a man.
Maybe somebody that
doesn't want us out here
or doesn't want to be found.
I keep thinking about that
sound it made, that scream.
That's why we're here.
We get eyes on it and we see what it is.
And if it gets eyes on us first?
Let's just find it and kill it.
(tense music)
(suspenseful music)
[Liv] This right here.
It's too big.
It's the last one I have.
We're gonna have to go back to my place.
Okay, this is the plan.
We leave the camp here and go
to your place for the night.
Then we charge up the phone
and see what we can find on it.
We come back and we start
looking for the cabin
in the morning.
Sounds good.
(suspenseful music)
(monster growling)
Whatever it is, I don't
think it knows we're in here.
Forget this. Let's make a break for it.
Stay with me. I'll get us to the car.
(suspenseful music)
Come on.
(leaves rustling)
(Ash grunting)
(suspenseful music)
Let's head south.
This is the same ridge line.
The old game camera should be up here.
(doors thudding)
We might have found Josh Thomas's phone.
We found it half buried
near the North Trail,
just like in the forum threads.
We don't know for sure yet,
but it looks like the same
phone from his past videos.
Her charger fits this dinosaur.
We might be holding the only footage
of what really happened.
We'll plug it in, watch it,
and record every second of it.
Lucky me.
If it's a hoax, we'll prove it.
Stay tuned.
This could be nothing
or it could be the moment
we blow the lid off The
Hollowed One's trash can.
[Red 1] This is Red 1,
we're following a vehicle.
(tense music)
[Vince] You see that?
[Brick] Looks like a map.
This could be a treasure map.
[Soldier 1] We've located
the cabin, but he's not here.
What do you mean not here?
I want him found and I want it now.
We can't have anyone find
out about him or what we did.
You find him, you know what to do.
[Vince] That thing
knocked me down on my butt
like I weighed nothing.
You still mad about that?
You wouldn't be?
You got a shot in. Did you hit it?
I didn't get a shot off.
It knocked it outta my
hand and it went off.
You see this?
Someone circled the
cabin near the Marker 37.
You think it's a person
living out here somewhere?
It has to have something
to do with what attacked us.
We ran out of the woods
like a couple of rookies.
That don't sit right with me.
I think whatever hit
you came from that cabin.
Tomorrow we get payback.
(suspenseful music)
[Vince] What was that?
[Brick] Where is it?
[Vince] I could have
swore I saw something.
[Brick] There's nothing to shoot.
I think I might be losing my mind.
I could have swore I saw something.
What did it look like?
I don't see anything.
Some kind of dark creature.
Let's go rest for a bit.
I want to get a beer.
All right, we got it on the
charger. Now, we just wait.
I have no doubt this is his phone.
Same model, it's gotta be Josh's.
So should we give our
followers an update?
Not yet.
First, we see what's on this phone,
then we tell the truth.
Either way, our channel finally blows up.
I really think we're
onto something here.
Once we post this, it's
gonna go viral fast
because people love true stories.
You know, I didn't find out
I was adopted until I was 16.
Total accident.
Some stupid envelope with
the wrong name in a drawer.
Seriously?
My whole life, people
have kept things from me
to protect me.
I promised myself I'd never be like that.
So now, I dig, I expose.
I wanna prove what's real, the truth.
So with everything
we've experienced so far,
you think this monster
might actually be real?
I think it's a setup. Viral horror bait.
I want us to be the ones to debunk it,
show the world how easily they're fooled.
(phone dings)
- (gasping) Moment of truth.
[Ash] Weird. Okay.
All right. Here's a quick
note for the investigation.
I was checking the game
cameras for some more footage
and I decided to go back in the cabin.
Inside the cabin, I found a VHS tape.
On that VHS tape, it says "experiment."
When I tried to leave with the tape,
the monster got really
aggressive and really angry,
but when I tried to
leave without the tape,
it just got quiet and backed away.
It's gotta be nice treasure on it or,
or it's got something on it
that doesn't want us to know.
Up to this point, it hasn't attacked me.
I mean, it's just letting
me come back and forth,
and I know you must think I'm crazy,
I keep coming back here
but I have to find evidence
to prove to the world that I'm the one
that found a real monster.
Wait, wait, there's more videos.
All right, tonight, I brought with me
a small power source, a screen, and a VCR.
And I promise, if I find anything,
I'll record it all on my
phone for you all to see.
Wish me luck.
(crickets chirping)
Oh God, it's coming, it's coming. No.
Okay, that looked too real.
Or really well-staged.
So what's our next move?
We go back, we find the cabin
and prove this was a setup.
We make a video that blows
up our channel for good.
What's wrong? Aren't you excited?
Just the VHS tapes are
reminding me of my father.
(somber music)
[Vince] It's back. I think I see it.
[Brick] What is it?
[Vince] Let's check it out.
(suspenseful music)
There it is. It's here.
- What did you see?
- It's the thing.
It's the thing I saw the other night.
[Brick] Shoot it this time.
[Vince] It's in the woods watching us.
[Brick] Where is it?
Maybe you're just seeing things.
[Vince] Where did it
go? I can't find it.
[Brick] I just don't
think it's anything.
I didn't hear anything moving.
[Vince] It's gotta still be out there.
[Brick] Well, it's gone now
and we will hear it if it comes back.
[Vince] Maybe my eyes
are playing tricks on me.
Let's get some rest and head
out early for that cabin.
(somber music)
Dad, are you okay?
You know what it feels
like to be a monster?
What?
Everyone runs, even before they see you,
and you start to wonder,
maybe they're right to.
You're not a monster.
You watch life from the
trees, you walk around the world
and you're never really a part of it.
I've been where they go.
I've seen what they become out there.
Alone as the darkness spreads inside.
Mom says, you only
see what you wanna see.
Then I must have wanted
to see something terrible,
or maybe I saw what comes for us all
when we stray too far from the line.
If something ever happens to me,
don't believe what you
read in the headlines.
Follow what they don't say.
(somber music continues)
(dramatic orchestral music)
(static hissing)
[Soldier 1] (sighing) The two girls
from yesterday are back.
They're making entry into the forest.
We have eyes on them.
We don't need these girls
interfering at all with the plan.
For their sake, I hope
they don't get in the way.
We need to stay close to these girls.
Watch them from a distance.
You really think Josh came
this far just for clout?
Maybe, Josh always had a
flare theatrics on his channel
but disappearing like that,
that's a lot of commitment.
Or something worse.
We both know how easy it is
to fake something like that.
One cut scene, some
shaky cam and screaming.
A monster?
(twigs rustling)
Half of this is just animals.
Our brains want it to be something else.
Or Josh left this all behind
so it could become something
else, a myth, a brand.
What if we're wrong though?
Then we finally get
the views we've earned.
And if we're right?
(monster growls)
Okay, that wasn't a squirrel.
(suspenseful music)
I don't know what that is.
I see something move.
[Vince] There it is. It's moving fast.
(suspenseful music)
- You don't think Josh-
- Fire.
(gun firing)
(grunting) They're
firing at us. Run, run.
- Fire.
- Come on this way.
I got a clear shot.
(gun firing)
(suspenseful music)
Brick.
(gun firing)
Go, let's keep running. Go.
[Vince] I think it went down the hill.
(suspenseful music)
[Red 1] Red 1 to Blue 1,
The hunters have split up.
[Blue 1] Capture them
and bring them to me.
If they cause trouble, take 'em out.
[Red 1] The perimeter of
the forest is surrounded.
There's no way out.
(suspenseful music)
[Soldier 2] Permission to engage.
[Soldier 3] Engage.
Fire till he's dead.
(guns firing)
They're retreating, we are in pursuit.
(guns firing)
(suspenseful music)
(guns firing)
[Vince] Brick, Brick. Can you hear me?
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
[Blue 1] Our mission is
to eliminate the target
and all evidence.
(explosion booming)
Shots fired North sector.
(glass cracking)
We lost the vehicle.
[Soldier 4] He's coming and coming fast.
He going to work, take over.
(explosion booming)
Let's just try to hide
ourselves and stay silent.
The chances of them finding
us in an area this big
are pretty slim. (Panting)
We'll hide, but we're
not going back to the tent
and we're not leaving these
woods until we find that cabin.
This could just be Josh Thomas
trying to scare us away.
Or kill us.
We're not gonna die out here.
Come on, let's go hide under that tree.
(suspenseful music)
I'm gonna go make sure they're gone
before we start moving forward.
Be careful.
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(birds chirping)
(monster growling)
Josh?
(static hissing)
[Soldier 1] We are here with the girls.
Do you want us to capture them?
[Blue 1] Negative. Stand down.
(suspenseful music)
Who is that?
(birds chirping)
[Man] The monster is real.
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music)
Oh.
Look what I found. It's
gotta be Josh Thomas's.
Then something really did happen to him
or he's the one trying to kill us.
I think it's just a prop
or he just dropped it
passing through to the cabin.
Anyway, I checked around. It's clear.
I think we're safe to move.
I don't wanna sound
like I actually believe
that something happened to him,
but I thought I heard a voice.
I know I heard a voice.
I know it sounds like I'm crazy,
but I'm telling you the truth, I promise.
I, I, I don't know what to think
but I'm pretty sure it
was Josh talking to me.
That is crazy.
I'm not saying you're crazy,
but it could have been anything.
The trees moving, the wind, animals
or maybe it's just your anxiety
'cause we almost got killed.
Maybe.
Let's just get to the
cabin before it gets dark.
[Soldier 1] Our orders are
to follow them from a distance,
they might lead us to him.
(tense music)
(birds chirping)
[Soldier 2] I hear
something. Check over there.
(monster growling)
It's the target.
(guns firing)
Cease fire. I have eyes on the target.
They know the plan. I have him.
Blue 2 is down. What is that?
(guns firing)
(soldier screams)
(guns firing)
(trees thudding)
He's still engaging.
We have West 1 down.
We're now in pursuit.
Can we continue?
(ground cracking)
(tense music)
(crickets chirping)
Okay, everyone, here's an update.
Things just went sideways fast.
We were about a mile from the ridge marker
when someone started shooting at us.
We don't know who it was.
Nobody's supposed to be out here.
We don't know who it is.
It could be Josh, could be
someone trying to scare us off.
Whoever it was, we lost them for now.
But we're not turning back.
We came here to debunk
the myth, not run from it.
If someone doesn't see this through,
then the story belongs to fear.
So we're pushing forward.
We think the cabin's about a mile out.
We can reach it before nightfall.
No more stopping, no
more turning around.
To everyone watching,
this might be the most
dangerous thing we've ever done,
but it's for the truth.
For those of you who believe
something didn't add up.
Monster or not, we're gonna find out.
(owl hooting)
These woods contain 50,000 acres.
Gunfire can be heard up to five acres,
so have the men keep that in mind.
He knows we are here
and he is starting to attack our patrols.
Report back to me when
you get eyes on him.
Do not make a move without my command.
[Ash] Look, we found it.
All right, let's just give
an update and get in there.
All right. Actually, let's get closer.
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
[Soldier 1] Shots fired in south sector.
It is not friendly fire. It
could be our target, find him.
(monster growling)
[Soldier 2] Enemy closing in.
[Soldier 3] Patrol
10, we're under attack.
(guns firing)
We have the target engaged.
[Soldier 4] He's too fast for us.
[Soldier 1] We need your coordinates.
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
[Soldier 2] Hostile is wounded.
Okay, guys, here we are.
The moment we've been waiting for,
we're standing right outside the cabin.
It's smaller than I thought
and way more rotted out
than it looked on the satellite view,
but it's definitely abandoned
and definitely creepy.
We're about to go in.
It's getting dark fast,
so going back to the
tent is not an option.
If you're watching this,
we don't know what's inside,
but this is what we came for
and we're not backing down now.
In case this is our
last post, just remember,
we weren't chasing clicks,
we were chasing the truth.
And if something happens
to us, then maybe that proves
there was something
worth fearing out here.
Whatever's out there or
in there, we'll face it.
(suspenseful music)
[Blue 1] Hold your position.
[Soldier 1] We just have
to find him and take him out.
I don't care what he is.
(gun firing)
(glass cracking)
(monster growling)
[Soldier 1] We cannot be scared.
We have too many men for him to escape.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 2] We lost
contact with South force.
Kilo 6 is down.
(soldier speaking indistinctly)
(car crashing)
[Soldier 3] Take cover. Two down.
(tree crashing)
(tense music)
Let's look around and
see if Josh left any clues.
(tense music continues)
I found some old tapes like
the one from Josh's video.
(tense music continues)
[Ash] Let's see if this
old VCR works. Here goes.
Field log 61, post treatment day 12.
(exhales) You know, I
signed up for this treatment
for the money, for my family.
They told me it was
for enhanced cognition,
that I could see things a
normal eye couldn't see,
and that I could track things
a normal man couldn't track.
And naturally, I was interested in that.
But they didn't tell me that
they were building something.
They were using me to build
something, something superhuman,
something tactical, something sell able.
I, I didn't sign up for that.
The first injection was not
too bad, not too painful.
I did start to see some
hair loss, as you can see,
and it boosted my reflexes,
it boosted my strength.
I, I felt like I could
move through the forest
without touching the ground.
(sighing) But after the second
dose, things really changed.
In the evening hours, I feel it coming.
It hurts. My voice
deepens, my face changes.
I'm no longer myself, but a beast.
But during the entire time,
I feel the tug of war match
between the person inside
and the beast on the outside.
I can't go back. I could lose
control, I could hurt someone.
I don't go back because the daylight hours
aren't long enough for me to
get back to tell my story.
So I stay out here, 50,000 acres alone,
away from the lab, away from my family.
Maybe the monsters I chase
were just the ones waiting to use me.
I never meant to be a threat.
I never signed up to hurt people.
I never wanted to leave my family.
If anyone ever finds this,
these are notes, nothing more.
Liv, that was him, wasn't it?
It's his voice, his hands,
even the way he sat at the table.
He would've leaned forward
like that when he was tired.
He's the monster.
He didn't want you to find
this. It wasn't meant for you.
But I did. And now, I
know why he never came back.
All this time, I hated him. (Whimpering)
I didn't give him a chance.
I didn't know he was
staying away to protect us,
to protect me. (Sobbing)
(somber music)
All this time we were looking to prove
that monsters weren't real,
but what if the truth is worse?
What if monsters are real?
They're just people who
tried to do the right thing.
He didn't become the monster.
He fought the monster by staying away.
Then maybe I'm not here to hunt him.
Then what are you here to do?
I'm here to find him and
to help him tell his story.
Not the one they tried
to bury in these woods.
He's heading towards the cabin.
(car booms)
Break, break, break.
Reaper 1 is down. Enemy contact.
(guns firing)
He's charging.
Rocks thrown, fighting now.
He's too fast. I can't get a clear shot
(guns firing)
(guns firing)
- That's a gun shot.
(rock rumbling)
- I cannot, the tree.
(guns firing)
Out of ammo.
(guns firing)
(monster growling)
[Soldier 2] Take
cover. He's on the move.
(car booming)
(suspenseful music)
[Soldier 1] You're surrounded.
Come out with your hands
in the air or we will fire.
The cops maybe?
Maybe they think we killed Josh.
What do we do?
We walk out there and we face them.
Maybe my dad will see us.
We walk out together.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
Eliminate the girls.
(monster growling)
[Ash] Look out.
It's my dad, he's gonna get us. Go.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 1] Stand your ground.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 2] Hammer 5 is down.
[Soldier 3] We are
taking casualties, boss.
[Soldier 4] It's too fast,
I can't get a clear shot.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 5] We're under attack.
We have the target engaged.
- It's too strong.
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
- He's too fast us.
- We need reinforcements.
(guns firing)
- Move, move, move!
(guns firing)
Heading back to the tent.
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
- Ash, wait, my dad.
- What are you doing?
We have have to go.
No, wait, my dad's still back there.
What are you doing? We have to go.
No, he's still back there.
You weren't meant to find him.
He doesn't wanna be found, let's go.
[Liv] Dad, Dad.
(somber music)
There's a reason he didn't come home.
We should still be careful.
(monster growling)
(somber music continues)
I didn't want you to see me like this.
I only have one. I took it when I escaped.
I only have about 10 minutes.
Who knows what I'll become after that.
I tried making an antidote. I
have to get back to the lab.
You don't have to do this. Come with us.
We can fix this. We'll hide you.
I can't come back, Liv.
There's no fixing what I've become.
Run, Liv. Get out of these woods.
I love you.
[Soldier 5] Requesting
for reinforcements.
Run!
(guns firing)
[Soldier 1] He's
heading towards the cabin.
[Soldier 2] He's coming.
[Soldier 1] Move in
and engage the target.
(suspenseful music)
Fire at will.
(guns firing)
(monster growling)
[Soldier 1] We're under attack.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 3] We need reinforce.
[Soldier 6] Fine, stand your ground,
we've lost two, now three.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 2] Oh, come on.
(grunts) My gun is not working.
[Soldier 1] Retreat.
(monster roaring)
(soldier screaming)
[Soldier 2] Tiger 1,
he's going into the cabin.
Fire.
(guns firing)
(cabin booming)
(somber music)
(Liv sobbing)
We have to go!
(somber music continues)
(suspenseful music)
Oh, he's a monster they all cry
But only where the surface lies
Beneath the claws, the scars, the skin
A quiet soul is locked within
(gentle music)
The children run, the mothers shield
He walks alone through the empty field
His voice is low, it
hums like the pines
But no one listens to the hidden lines
The stars, they know, the wind it sees
The truth that whispers
through the trees
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh, he's a monster they all cry
But only where the surface lies
Beneath the claws, the scars, the skin
A quiet soul is locked within
(gentle music continues)
His eyes hold the rivers deep and wide
His chest beat the
forest where dreams hide
If you dare to stay,
if you dare to see
You'll find the man he longs to be
(Josh breathing heavily)
Oh my God. (Grunts)
(panting) Oh my God, oh my God.
(Josh panting)
(ominous music)
It's gonna kill me
(Josh whimpering)
(Josh panting)
(ominous music continues)
No, no. (Grunting)
The monster is coming for me
Through the dark or light he sees
No escape, no place to flee
The monster is coming for me
The shadow stretch
is long on the ground
Silent screams in my head resound
Day or night, his watch never fails
Trapped in this endless masquerade
(glass crashing)
(electricity zapping)
The monster is coming for me
Through the dark or light he sees
No escape, no place to flee
The monster is coming for me
(suspenseful music)
[Josh] Josh Thomas here and
I wanna show you something
you've never seen before.
In my research and investigation
around Marker 37 area
and the remote cabin, I
found and caught on tape
something that's gonna
change your lives forever.
(suspenseful music continues)
So here's what I'm thinking.
Josh saw a bear, panicked,
ran through the woods like a rookie,
and now everyone thinks
Bigfoot's back with a new name.
I know, the Hollowed One.
It sounds way too cheesy to be real.
Exactly.
His upload went viral
because of all that
breathing and screaming.
But he probably tripped, hit
a tree, dropped his phone.
Classic "Blair Witch" marketing.
Then he tries to bait
everyone in by saying,
"Don't come looking, please
don't follow me, it's real."
And what did everyone do? Start looking.
Because fear sells, but
everybody is only looking online.
No one has actually had
the courage to go out
and look for this thing.
But we are, we have the courage
and that's what we're gonna go do.
We're gonna expose it.
We're gonna find the cabin
and show everyone that it's a hoax.
So we're clout-chasing skeptics now.
No, we're truth crusaders.
You really don't like
this monster stuff, do you?
Do you know why I
hate this monster stuff?
Lay it on me.
My dad was obsessed with monsters,
like ruin the family obsessed.
He was always watching
these old VHS tapes,
talking about sightings,
and analyzing footprints.
We never saw him unless
it was to talk about
his new findings.
Let me guess. He went on a final trip?
Yeah, Broken Falls 2011.
He said he was chasing something
that nobody else believed in.
He never came back.
The police found his gear
near a dried up riverbed.
No body and no goodbye.
Ever since I've been
allergic to the monster BS,
I wanna prove it's all just stories,
fake tracks and creepy lighting.
Then let's prove it together.
Are you ready to see The Hollowed One
one last time before we head out?
You mean the guy in the fake
suit or the good CG artist?
I recorded it from his video
and then cropped it in so
we could get a closer look.
Now, that you cropped it in,
I can really see how fake it looks.
It's like a CG artist
did it. That's horrible.
This is gonna be too easy.
Let's get going so we can
move on to the next project.
[Liv] This is the last
GPS ping from his upload.
If the cabin exists, we'll
hike into the forest here,
camp at this spot right here
and head north to Marker 37.
Easy enough.
We hike in, document everything
and break down this
myth one log at a time.
I'm driving.
At the location of the Thomas sighting,
there should be a red
cabin out in the open.
Go to 29-11-62451. It should
be north of those coordinates.
Once you locate it, I can
send a team in on the ground
to locate the cabin and
hopefully get the target.
(suspenseful music)
(branch snapping)
- Did you hear that?
I didn't hear anything.
Come on. The GPS says we go this way.
We gotta get around this
tree. This way, come on.
(suspenseful music continues)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
GPS barely works out here.
Are you sure this is the right ridge?
It's not a ridge.
It's that cluster of pines new Marker 37.
Josh labeled it on the printout.
North by northwest.
That was where the
monster was seen, right?
According to my research
and all of the forums.
Oh sure, we'll just trust the internet.
That'll keep us safe.
Don't mock the process.
I'm just saying, if we die out here,
your nerd research is going
into the police report.
Why would we die? There's
nothing really out here anyway.
This is deeper than
even the GPS wants to map,
and I've lost signal. (Sighing)
We're not lost. We're just off-grid.
Now, let's camp here before
we run out of daylight.
All right.
(tense music)
(zipper ripping)
(tense music continues)
(helicopter blades whirring)
(zipper ripping)
You know, if we survive this,
I'm submitting it to "MythBusters 2.0."
With what?
Our three viewers and
footage of blurry pine trees?
It's atmospheric.
It's amateur.
I prefer raw and immersive.
You're lucky I brought
snacks and emotional support.
And the tent.
I guess I'm pretty lucky
you're the mom friend.
Tomorrow we find the cabin
or prove that it never existed.
(suspenseful music)
(tent rustling)
Do you ever get the feeling like the trees
are listening to us?
Are you trying to write a
poem or give me nightmares?
No, like everything
feels still, but not quiet.
It's like we're being watched.
(suspenseful music)
Did you hear that?
It was rhythmic, like swinging.
Maybe an old hunter's
trap, the wind moving a rope.
Or a warning bell, something not for us.
(monster growling)
Well, anyway, we should go document this.
Nothing's out there, right?
- Let's go find some monsters.
(tent rustling)
[Liv] They can't even see us.
Let's take these things off.
Hey, guys, it's Ash.
And this is Liv.
We're here, this is our
first night in the forest
of the Josh Thomas monster sighting.
We're here to debunk the
mystery behind the creature
known as The Hollowed One.
But it's been a pretty
hollow case so far.
We have no evidence whatsoever
what the monster looks like,
what it does or where it is.
Could it all just be a
scam to get extra views?
We're gonna find that out.
(suspenseful music)
(leaves rustling)
Ooh. What was that?
Maybe it's the monster.
(both laughing)
Let's go find out. It's our
job to bring you the truth.
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music)
[Ash] I heard a
woodpecker. That's monstrous.
Oh, that's terrifying. (Laughing)
(suspenseful music)
Well, we've been out here for a while
and I don't see any monsters.
What about you?
Oh, shoot the battery.
Oh, dang it. Go grab the other one.
[Liv] I'm gonna go grab the charger.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
(leaves rustling)
(insects chirping)
Gotta get this.
(tent rustling)
Oh, monsters, come get
me, fresh meat. Woohoo.
Come get me.
(suspenseful music)
(Liv laughing)
Dude.
Gimme that, jerk.
You totally fell for it, didn't you?
Did you get the cable?
How am I supposed to charge
this thing? (Sighing)
I'm sorry, I thought I heard something
brush up against the tent
and I, I kind of forgot,
panicked a little bit, I guess.
Oh, you got scared.
So did you.
Well, I was out here taunting
this so-called monster.
(suspenseful music)
Yeah, bet you're real proud of that now.
It's getting windy.
You don't think there's anything
controlling the weather, do you?
I thought you were Miss
Sciency Smartsy? (Chuckles)
(suspenseful music)
Let's just head back to camp.
We'll finish watching the
rest of Josh's footage,
get some rest, then head out
first thing tomorrow morning.
Good idea.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
(tent rustling)
(zipper ripping)
(monster growling)
(suspenseful music)
[Vince] Move it, north
trail, it's moving fast.
- It could be a deer.
- Keeps eyes on it.
[Brick] Then why is it circling us?
(guns firing)
(guns clacking)
(guns firing)
Vince, talk to me?
Vince, are you okay?
It mimics, it copies your voice,
it learns your steps.
I saw it. It just stood
there staring at me.
It, it didn't move unless I did.
- This is really lame.
- And it moves really fast.
It's drawn to the cabin.
It gets more aggressive when
I get close to the cabin.
It's more human-like.
It's like, uh, it's shape
shifts between day and night.
What a fake-o.
Let's watch the original one.
Josh Thomas here and I
wanna show you something
you've never seen before.
In my research, an investigation
around Marker 37 area
and the remote cabin, I
found and caught on tape
something that's gonna
change your lives forever.
I'll say no more and let
the video do the talking.
Introducing The Hollowed One.
(tense music)
I'm getting tired. Maybe
we should just go to bed.
That's a good idea.
(suspenseful music)
Do you think it's real?
Real? I saw it.
I heard it breathe.
You don't forget something like that.
Then why didn't anyone believe you?
Because people fear what
makes them feel small,
and monsters make you feel real small.
What if Mom's right? What if
it's just trees and shadows?
You can stare at a shadow all night
and never know what's hiding in it.
One day you'll understand it
when you see it with your own eyes.
Always chase the truth.
If you ever decide to be like me,
don't chase the truth for other people.
Only chase the truth for yourself.
(birds chirping)
Hey, everyone, it's Ash.
And this is Liv.
It's day two and we're
on the hunt for the cabin.
The one featured in the
massively trendy Josh Thomas video
about The Hollowed One.
We'll be recording as we hike,
so you guys will see
everything we're seeing.
Still on the hunt for
this so-called monster.
Stay tuned everyone.
So where to now? Marker 37, right?
Well, we no longer have the
GPS because it lost signal,
so we'll have to use the compass.
But it's easy, all we do is go north.
(suspenseful music)
I'm tying a ribbon so we don't get lost.
(monster growling)
What was that?
I've never heard that before.
Something about these
woods feels heavier today.
I know what you mean.
Like the trees are leaning in to listen.
Don't say stuff like that.
That's how the creepy music starts.
(both chuckling)
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music)
(leaves rustling)
What's that?
(Ash gasping)
What if it's Josh Thomas' phone?
It's dead.
I have a charger back at the tent.
All right, let's go.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
Hey, everyone, it's Ash and Liv.
There's been a change of
plans. Look what we found.
A phone. On our way to
the cabin, we found this.
Could it be Josh Thomas's?
We're going back to camp
so we can charge it up
and see what's on it.
Stay tuned for more details.
I don't know, man. This
wasn't just some bear.
Maybe it was a man.
Maybe somebody that
doesn't want us out here
or doesn't want to be found.
I keep thinking about that
sound it made, that scream.
That's why we're here.
We get eyes on it and we see what it is.
And if it gets eyes on us first?
Let's just find it and kill it.
(tense music)
(suspenseful music)
[Liv] This right here.
It's too big.
It's the last one I have.
We're gonna have to go back to my place.
Okay, this is the plan.
We leave the camp here and go
to your place for the night.
Then we charge up the phone
and see what we can find on it.
We come back and we start
looking for the cabin
in the morning.
Sounds good.
(suspenseful music)
(monster growling)
Whatever it is, I don't
think it knows we're in here.
Forget this. Let's make a break for it.
Stay with me. I'll get us to the car.
(suspenseful music)
Come on.
(leaves rustling)
(Ash grunting)
(suspenseful music)
Let's head south.
This is the same ridge line.
The old game camera should be up here.
(doors thudding)
We might have found Josh Thomas's phone.
We found it half buried
near the North Trail,
just like in the forum threads.
We don't know for sure yet,
but it looks like the same
phone from his past videos.
Her charger fits this dinosaur.
We might be holding the only footage
of what really happened.
We'll plug it in, watch it,
and record every second of it.
Lucky me.
If it's a hoax, we'll prove it.
Stay tuned.
This could be nothing
or it could be the moment
we blow the lid off The
Hollowed One's trash can.
[Red 1] This is Red 1,
we're following a vehicle.
(tense music)
[Vince] You see that?
[Brick] Looks like a map.
This could be a treasure map.
[Soldier 1] We've located
the cabin, but he's not here.
What do you mean not here?
I want him found and I want it now.
We can't have anyone find
out about him or what we did.
You find him, you know what to do.
[Vince] That thing
knocked me down on my butt
like I weighed nothing.
You still mad about that?
You wouldn't be?
You got a shot in. Did you hit it?
I didn't get a shot off.
It knocked it outta my
hand and it went off.
You see this?
Someone circled the
cabin near the Marker 37.
You think it's a person
living out here somewhere?
It has to have something
to do with what attacked us.
We ran out of the woods
like a couple of rookies.
That don't sit right with me.
I think whatever hit
you came from that cabin.
Tomorrow we get payback.
(suspenseful music)
[Vince] What was that?
[Brick] Where is it?
[Vince] I could have
swore I saw something.
[Brick] There's nothing to shoot.
I think I might be losing my mind.
I could have swore I saw something.
What did it look like?
I don't see anything.
Some kind of dark creature.
Let's go rest for a bit.
I want to get a beer.
All right, we got it on the
charger. Now, we just wait.
I have no doubt this is his phone.
Same model, it's gotta be Josh's.
So should we give our
followers an update?
Not yet.
First, we see what's on this phone,
then we tell the truth.
Either way, our channel finally blows up.
I really think we're
onto something here.
Once we post this, it's
gonna go viral fast
because people love true stories.
You know, I didn't find out
I was adopted until I was 16.
Total accident.
Some stupid envelope with
the wrong name in a drawer.
Seriously?
My whole life, people
have kept things from me
to protect me.
I promised myself I'd never be like that.
So now, I dig, I expose.
I wanna prove what's real, the truth.
So with everything
we've experienced so far,
you think this monster
might actually be real?
I think it's a setup. Viral horror bait.
I want us to be the ones to debunk it,
show the world how easily they're fooled.
(phone dings)
- (gasping) Moment of truth.
[Ash] Weird. Okay.
All right. Here's a quick
note for the investigation.
I was checking the game
cameras for some more footage
and I decided to go back in the cabin.
Inside the cabin, I found a VHS tape.
On that VHS tape, it says "experiment."
When I tried to leave with the tape,
the monster got really
aggressive and really angry,
but when I tried to
leave without the tape,
it just got quiet and backed away.
It's gotta be nice treasure on it or,
or it's got something on it
that doesn't want us to know.
Up to this point, it hasn't attacked me.
I mean, it's just letting
me come back and forth,
and I know you must think I'm crazy,
I keep coming back here
but I have to find evidence
to prove to the world that I'm the one
that found a real monster.
Wait, wait, there's more videos.
All right, tonight, I brought with me
a small power source, a screen, and a VCR.
And I promise, if I find anything,
I'll record it all on my
phone for you all to see.
Wish me luck.
(crickets chirping)
Oh God, it's coming, it's coming. No.
Okay, that looked too real.
Or really well-staged.
So what's our next move?
We go back, we find the cabin
and prove this was a setup.
We make a video that blows
up our channel for good.
What's wrong? Aren't you excited?
Just the VHS tapes are
reminding me of my father.
(somber music)
[Vince] It's back. I think I see it.
[Brick] What is it?
[Vince] Let's check it out.
(suspenseful music)
There it is. It's here.
- What did you see?
- It's the thing.
It's the thing I saw the other night.
[Brick] Shoot it this time.
[Vince] It's in the woods watching us.
[Brick] Where is it?
Maybe you're just seeing things.
[Vince] Where did it
go? I can't find it.
[Brick] I just don't
think it's anything.
I didn't hear anything moving.
[Vince] It's gotta still be out there.
[Brick] Well, it's gone now
and we will hear it if it comes back.
[Vince] Maybe my eyes
are playing tricks on me.
Let's get some rest and head
out early for that cabin.
(somber music)
Dad, are you okay?
You know what it feels
like to be a monster?
What?
Everyone runs, even before they see you,
and you start to wonder,
maybe they're right to.
You're not a monster.
You watch life from the
trees, you walk around the world
and you're never really a part of it.
I've been where they go.
I've seen what they become out there.
Alone as the darkness spreads inside.
Mom says, you only
see what you wanna see.
Then I must have wanted
to see something terrible,
or maybe I saw what comes for us all
when we stray too far from the line.
If something ever happens to me,
don't believe what you
read in the headlines.
Follow what they don't say.
(somber music continues)
(dramatic orchestral music)
(static hissing)
[Soldier 1] (sighing) The two girls
from yesterday are back.
They're making entry into the forest.
We have eyes on them.
We don't need these girls
interfering at all with the plan.
For their sake, I hope
they don't get in the way.
We need to stay close to these girls.
Watch them from a distance.
You really think Josh came
this far just for clout?
Maybe, Josh always had a
flare theatrics on his channel
but disappearing like that,
that's a lot of commitment.
Or something worse.
We both know how easy it is
to fake something like that.
One cut scene, some
shaky cam and screaming.
A monster?
(twigs rustling)
Half of this is just animals.
Our brains want it to be something else.
Or Josh left this all behind
so it could become something
else, a myth, a brand.
What if we're wrong though?
Then we finally get
the views we've earned.
And if we're right?
(monster growls)
Okay, that wasn't a squirrel.
(suspenseful music)
I don't know what that is.
I see something move.
[Vince] There it is. It's moving fast.
(suspenseful music)
- You don't think Josh-
- Fire.
(gun firing)
(grunting) They're
firing at us. Run, run.
- Fire.
- Come on this way.
I got a clear shot.
(gun firing)
(suspenseful music)
Brick.
(gun firing)
Go, let's keep running. Go.
[Vince] I think it went down the hill.
(suspenseful music)
[Red 1] Red 1 to Blue 1,
The hunters have split up.
[Blue 1] Capture them
and bring them to me.
If they cause trouble, take 'em out.
[Red 1] The perimeter of
the forest is surrounded.
There's no way out.
(suspenseful music)
[Soldier 2] Permission to engage.
[Soldier 3] Engage.
Fire till he's dead.
(guns firing)
They're retreating, we are in pursuit.
(guns firing)
(suspenseful music)
(guns firing)
[Vince] Brick, Brick. Can you hear me?
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
[Blue 1] Our mission is
to eliminate the target
and all evidence.
(explosion booming)
Shots fired North sector.
(glass cracking)
We lost the vehicle.
[Soldier 4] He's coming and coming fast.
He going to work, take over.
(explosion booming)
Let's just try to hide
ourselves and stay silent.
The chances of them finding
us in an area this big
are pretty slim. (Panting)
We'll hide, but we're
not going back to the tent
and we're not leaving these
woods until we find that cabin.
This could just be Josh Thomas
trying to scare us away.
Or kill us.
We're not gonna die out here.
Come on, let's go hide under that tree.
(suspenseful music)
I'm gonna go make sure they're gone
before we start moving forward.
Be careful.
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(birds chirping)
(monster growling)
Josh?
(static hissing)
[Soldier 1] We are here with the girls.
Do you want us to capture them?
[Blue 1] Negative. Stand down.
(suspenseful music)
Who is that?
(birds chirping)
[Man] The monster is real.
(birds chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music)
Oh.
Look what I found. It's
gotta be Josh Thomas's.
Then something really did happen to him
or he's the one trying to kill us.
I think it's just a prop
or he just dropped it
passing through to the cabin.
Anyway, I checked around. It's clear.
I think we're safe to move.
I don't wanna sound
like I actually believe
that something happened to him,
but I thought I heard a voice.
I know I heard a voice.
I know it sounds like I'm crazy,
but I'm telling you the truth, I promise.
I, I, I don't know what to think
but I'm pretty sure it
was Josh talking to me.
That is crazy.
I'm not saying you're crazy,
but it could have been anything.
The trees moving, the wind, animals
or maybe it's just your anxiety
'cause we almost got killed.
Maybe.
Let's just get to the
cabin before it gets dark.
[Soldier 1] Our orders are
to follow them from a distance,
they might lead us to him.
(tense music)
(birds chirping)
[Soldier 2] I hear
something. Check over there.
(monster growling)
It's the target.
(guns firing)
Cease fire. I have eyes on the target.
They know the plan. I have him.
Blue 2 is down. What is that?
(guns firing)
(soldier screams)
(guns firing)
(trees thudding)
He's still engaging.
We have West 1 down.
We're now in pursuit.
Can we continue?
(ground cracking)
(tense music)
(crickets chirping)
Okay, everyone, here's an update.
Things just went sideways fast.
We were about a mile from the ridge marker
when someone started shooting at us.
We don't know who it was.
Nobody's supposed to be out here.
We don't know who it is.
It could be Josh, could be
someone trying to scare us off.
Whoever it was, we lost them for now.
But we're not turning back.
We came here to debunk
the myth, not run from it.
If someone doesn't see this through,
then the story belongs to fear.
So we're pushing forward.
We think the cabin's about a mile out.
We can reach it before nightfall.
No more stopping, no
more turning around.
To everyone watching,
this might be the most
dangerous thing we've ever done,
but it's for the truth.
For those of you who believe
something didn't add up.
Monster or not, we're gonna find out.
(owl hooting)
These woods contain 50,000 acres.
Gunfire can be heard up to five acres,
so have the men keep that in mind.
He knows we are here
and he is starting to attack our patrols.
Report back to me when
you get eyes on him.
Do not make a move without my command.
[Ash] Look, we found it.
All right, let's just give
an update and get in there.
All right. Actually, let's get closer.
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
[Soldier 1] Shots fired in south sector.
It is not friendly fire. It
could be our target, find him.
(monster growling)
[Soldier 2] Enemy closing in.
[Soldier 3] Patrol
10, we're under attack.
(guns firing)
We have the target engaged.
[Soldier 4] He's too fast for us.
[Soldier 1] We need your coordinates.
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
[Soldier 2] Hostile is wounded.
Okay, guys, here we are.
The moment we've been waiting for,
we're standing right outside the cabin.
It's smaller than I thought
and way more rotted out
than it looked on the satellite view,
but it's definitely abandoned
and definitely creepy.
We're about to go in.
It's getting dark fast,
so going back to the
tent is not an option.
If you're watching this,
we don't know what's inside,
but this is what we came for
and we're not backing down now.
In case this is our
last post, just remember,
we weren't chasing clicks,
we were chasing the truth.
And if something happens
to us, then maybe that proves
there was something
worth fearing out here.
Whatever's out there or
in there, we'll face it.
(suspenseful music)
[Blue 1] Hold your position.
[Soldier 1] We just have
to find him and take him out.
I don't care what he is.
(gun firing)
(glass cracking)
(monster growling)
[Soldier 1] We cannot be scared.
We have too many men for him to escape.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 2] We lost
contact with South force.
Kilo 6 is down.
(soldier speaking indistinctly)
(car crashing)
[Soldier 3] Take cover. Two down.
(tree crashing)
(tense music)
Let's look around and
see if Josh left any clues.
(tense music continues)
I found some old tapes like
the one from Josh's video.
(tense music continues)
[Ash] Let's see if this
old VCR works. Here goes.
Field log 61, post treatment day 12.
(exhales) You know, I
signed up for this treatment
for the money, for my family.
They told me it was
for enhanced cognition,
that I could see things a
normal eye couldn't see,
and that I could track things
a normal man couldn't track.
And naturally, I was interested in that.
But they didn't tell me that
they were building something.
They were using me to build
something, something superhuman,
something tactical, something sell able.
I, I didn't sign up for that.
The first injection was not
too bad, not too painful.
I did start to see some
hair loss, as you can see,
and it boosted my reflexes,
it boosted my strength.
I, I felt like I could
move through the forest
without touching the ground.
(sighing) But after the second
dose, things really changed.
In the evening hours, I feel it coming.
It hurts. My voice
deepens, my face changes.
I'm no longer myself, but a beast.
But during the entire time,
I feel the tug of war match
between the person inside
and the beast on the outside.
I can't go back. I could lose
control, I could hurt someone.
I don't go back because the daylight hours
aren't long enough for me to
get back to tell my story.
So I stay out here, 50,000 acres alone,
away from the lab, away from my family.
Maybe the monsters I chase
were just the ones waiting to use me.
I never meant to be a threat.
I never signed up to hurt people.
I never wanted to leave my family.
If anyone ever finds this,
these are notes, nothing more.
Liv, that was him, wasn't it?
It's his voice, his hands,
even the way he sat at the table.
He would've leaned forward
like that when he was tired.
He's the monster.
He didn't want you to find
this. It wasn't meant for you.
But I did. And now, I
know why he never came back.
All this time, I hated him. (Whimpering)
I didn't give him a chance.
I didn't know he was
staying away to protect us,
to protect me. (Sobbing)
(somber music)
All this time we were looking to prove
that monsters weren't real,
but what if the truth is worse?
What if monsters are real?
They're just people who
tried to do the right thing.
He didn't become the monster.
He fought the monster by staying away.
Then maybe I'm not here to hunt him.
Then what are you here to do?
I'm here to find him and
to help him tell his story.
Not the one they tried
to bury in these woods.
He's heading towards the cabin.
(car booms)
Break, break, break.
Reaper 1 is down. Enemy contact.
(guns firing)
He's charging.
Rocks thrown, fighting now.
He's too fast. I can't get a clear shot
(guns firing)
(guns firing)
- That's a gun shot.
(rock rumbling)
- I cannot, the tree.
(guns firing)
Out of ammo.
(guns firing)
(monster growling)
[Soldier 2] Take
cover. He's on the move.
(car booming)
(suspenseful music)
[Soldier 1] You're surrounded.
Come out with your hands
in the air or we will fire.
The cops maybe?
Maybe they think we killed Josh.
What do we do?
We walk out there and we face them.
Maybe my dad will see us.
We walk out together.
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
Eliminate the girls.
(monster growling)
[Ash] Look out.
It's my dad, he's gonna get us. Go.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 1] Stand your ground.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 2] Hammer 5 is down.
[Soldier 3] We are
taking casualties, boss.
[Soldier 4] It's too fast,
I can't get a clear shot.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 5] We're under attack.
We have the target engaged.
- It's too strong.
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
- He's too fast us.
- We need reinforcements.
(guns firing)
- Move, move, move!
(guns firing)
Heading back to the tent.
(guns firing)
(soldier screaming)
- Ash, wait, my dad.
- What are you doing?
We have have to go.
No, wait, my dad's still back there.
What are you doing? We have to go.
No, he's still back there.
You weren't meant to find him.
He doesn't wanna be found, let's go.
[Liv] Dad, Dad.
(somber music)
There's a reason he didn't come home.
We should still be careful.
(monster growling)
(somber music continues)
I didn't want you to see me like this.
I only have one. I took it when I escaped.
I only have about 10 minutes.
Who knows what I'll become after that.
I tried making an antidote. I
have to get back to the lab.
You don't have to do this. Come with us.
We can fix this. We'll hide you.
I can't come back, Liv.
There's no fixing what I've become.
Run, Liv. Get out of these woods.
I love you.
[Soldier 5] Requesting
for reinforcements.
Run!
(guns firing)
[Soldier 1] He's
heading towards the cabin.
[Soldier 2] He's coming.
[Soldier 1] Move in
and engage the target.
(suspenseful music)
Fire at will.
(guns firing)
(monster growling)
[Soldier 1] We're under attack.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 3] We need reinforce.
[Soldier 6] Fine, stand your ground,
we've lost two, now three.
(guns firing)
[Soldier 2] Oh, come on.
(grunts) My gun is not working.
[Soldier 1] Retreat.
(monster roaring)
(soldier screaming)
[Soldier 2] Tiger 1,
he's going into the cabin.
Fire.
(guns firing)
(cabin booming)
(somber music)
(Liv sobbing)
We have to go!
(somber music continues)
(suspenseful music)
Oh, he's a monster they all cry
But only where the surface lies
Beneath the claws, the scars, the skin
A quiet soul is locked within
(gentle music)
The children run, the mothers shield
He walks alone through the empty field
His voice is low, it
hums like the pines
But no one listens to the hidden lines
The stars, they know, the wind it sees
The truth that whispers
through the trees
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh, he's a monster they all cry
But only where the surface lies
Beneath the claws, the scars, the skin
A quiet soul is locked within
(gentle music continues)
His eyes hold the rivers deep and wide
His chest beat the
forest where dreams hide
If you dare to stay,
if you dare to see
You'll find the man he longs to be