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Lost in the Woods: Found Footage Movies Set in the Forest
No signal, no map that makes sense, and a noise outside the tent. Since The Blair Witch Project, the forest has been found footage's favourite place to get lost.
These are the films on our site that take you deep into the woods - camping trips, remote cabins and forests with a history. They are listed in release order.
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The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Three students go into the Maryland woods to film a legend. The ultimate lost-in-the-woods film.
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Willow Creek (2013)
A couple camps deep in the Bigfoot woods of northern California - and the night in the tent is very long.
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Crone Wood (2016)
A young couple camping in the hills of Wicklow, Ireland, realises they aren't alone.
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Blair Witch (2016)
Twenty years after Heather vanished, her brother James finds a video that seems to show her and heads back into the woods.
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The Gracefield Incident (2017)
A weekend at a remote cabin in Quebec and a meteorite found in the woods.
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Invoking Yell (2023)
Three metalheads record their black metal demo in the woods of southern Chile in 1997.
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The Last Cabin (2025)
Three filmmakers scouting a remote cabin in the woods for their next horror project - and the quiet trip turns into a nightmare.
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House on Eden (2025)
Ghost-hunting YouTubers end up at an abandoned house deep in the woods.
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