EP 149: "SQUATCH WATCH DOUBLE FEATURE" PART 1: "WILLOW CREEK" (2013)
At CNCFilms, it's a big year, so we're talking Bigfoot! We start this cryptozoological creature double feature with WILLOW CREEK (2013), written and directed by comedy legend BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT! It's THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT meets FINDING BIGFOOT, and there's also a naked man and woman in it!
We "LISTEN TO THOSE VOCALIZATIONS!" on this week's episode of CULT and CLASSIC Films Podcast! Listen wherever you get your podcasts and at https://cultandclassicfilms.com/!
Next Week: "BIGFOOT'S BRIDE" (2021)
Host: NATE WYCKOFF
Panelist: MANDY LONGLEY
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"Willow Creek" is a found footage horror film from 2013 directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. The movie follows a couple, Jim and Kelly, as they embark on a camping trip to film a documentary about the elusive Bigfoot creature in the forests of Northern California. As they journey deeper into the wilderness, they begin to experience strange occurrences and unexplainable phenomena, leading them to believe that they are not alone in the woods. The tension builds as the couple becomes increasingly isolated and their fear grows. The film concludes with a shocking and ambiguous ending that leaves the viewer questioning what really happened in the woods. Overall, "Willow Creek" is a suspenseful and unsettling horror movie that plays on the audience's primal fears of the unknown and the supernatural.
More FILMS LIKE THIS:
If you enjoyed "Willow Creek," you might like these other found footage horror films:
"The Blair Witch Project" (1999) - A group of film students go into the woods to document the legend of the Blair Witch and disappear.
"Paranormal Activity" (2007) - A couple sets up cameras around their home to capture evidence of a ghost haunting their house.
"REC" (2007) - A TV reporter and her cameraman get trapped in a quarantined apartment building where a virus turns people into violent zombies.
"V/H/S" (2012) - A group of criminals break into a house to steal a videotape, but instead find a collection of disturbing and deadly footage.
"Creep" (2014) - A videographer responds to a Craigslist ad for a one-day job, but quickly realizes that his client is not who he seems to be.
"The Taking of Deborah Logan" (2014) - A documentary crew films the decline of an elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease, but strange and frightening events suggest something more sinister is at play.
"As Above, So Below" (2014) - A group of explorers venture into the catacombs beneath Paris in search of treasure, but instead find themselves trapped in a hellish underworld.
These movies share the same found footage style as "Willow Creek" and are also known for their suspenseful and terrifying atmosphere.