In need of a vacation? Why not come to Rootwood. There’s beautiful hiking trails, green scenery,…and a wood devil that is hell-bent on cursing visitors to permanent residency. Not the vacation for you? You can still enjoy the mystery of Rootwood from the comfort of your own home this April while watching a team of documentarians realize their fate hangs in the balance (quite literally) as they chase a sensational story.

 

 

Synopsis: Rootwood follows two students who host ‘The Spooky Hour’, a podcast about paranormal phenomena and urban legends. When they are hired by a Hollywood film producer to shoot a horror documentary about the curse of The Wooden Devil, they smell their chance to become famous. Together, with their friend, they enter Rootwood Forest and investigate the area to find out the truth about The Wooden Devil and his victims.

 

Found footage/POV horror films can be a bit tricky. Sometimes they can be a bit cheesy or feel “cheap” since the intended style is to look like it was filmed on a personal camera. This film looks like it may have fallen into that trap. That being said, the story is intriguing and may prove to have a lot more to it than meets the eye. That combined with likeable actors and There could be a hidden gem to be found in this found footage film.

Directed by Marcel Walz (Blood Feast) and written by Mario von Czapiewski, Rootwood stars Elissa Dowling (Death House), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Tyler Gallant (Alpha Wolf), Sarah French (The Amityville Murders), Tiffani Fest (Circus of the Dead), and Brandon Rhea (Fearless). Enter the forests of Rootwood at your own risk on DVD April 7…there are things that go bump in the night.