There is something inherently scary about the woods at night. Whether it is something as simple as a fear of the dark or our ancestor’s genes that know what may be prowling out there, the woods are a spooky place. Add an urban legend of a cursed house, albino witch cannibals, and a bloody mary style game and you are in for a bad time. This is just one variation of the Buckout Road legend that is among many. On September 27th you don’t need to go all the way to New York to experience the curse yourself.

Buckout Road might be known as the most haunted road in New York State, but nobody really believed it… until now.  A college class project on modern mythology turns deadly when a trio of students and an on-leave soldier discovers a series of horrific urban legends surrounding Buckout Road may actually be true. The deeper they dig into the road’s dark history, the more dangerous their quest becomes. From witches burning at the stake, to backwoods albino killers to a modern, unstoppable stalker, writer/director and horror-film aficionado Matthew Currie Holmes leaves no genre unexploited in this loving throwback to late-80’s midnight movies.

During its festival run, THE CURSE OF BUCKOUT ROAD received numerous awards and accolades, including Best Feature Film at the Pasadena International Film Festival, Best Thriller Feature Film at the Hot Springs Horror Film Festival, and Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay at both Blood in The Snow Film Festand Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival. THE CURSE OF BUCKOUT ROAD won the Audience Award at People’s Film Festival Harlem, and Richmond International Film Festival as well as the Special Jury Award at BrazilInternational Film Festival. Director/Writer Matthew Currie Holmes won Best Director at Commffest and World Music and Independent Film Festival.

Synopsis: Buckout Road might be known as the most haunted road in New York State, but nobody really believed it… until now.  A college class project on modern mythology turns deadly when a trio of students and an on-leave soldier discovers a series of horrific urban legends surrounding Buckout Road may actually be true. The deeper they dig into the road’s dark history, the more dangerous their quest becomes. From witches burning at the stake, to backwoods albino killers to a modern, unstoppable stalker, writer/director and horror-film aficionado Matthew Currie Holmes leaves no genre unexploited in this loving throwback to late-80’s midnight movies.

From the first few seconds we are given the deep dark forest experience that looks truly frightening. Unfortunately, when we see the mysterious woman in white she reveals a standard spooky face with a stock monster sound. From there it feels like standard fare with our college students being drawn to Buckout Road via their dreams about the woman in white. Legends are real the movie announces as we see the demise of three, presumably, side characters. In the end, the trailer makes the movie feel by the numbers with the few standout moments being some good cinematography in the dark forest.

THE CURSE OF BUCKOUT ROAD is written and directed by Matthew Currie Holmes, and stars Evan Ross (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay), Henry Czerny (Ready or Not, Mission: Impossible), Dominique Provost-Chalkley (Wynonna Earp, Avengers: Age Of Ultron), Colm Feore (The Prodigy, Thor), and Danny Glover (the Lethal Weapon series, Jumanji II: The Next Level).

In cinemas and on VOD September 27th