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The Barrens

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A man takes his family on a camping trip in the New Jersey Pine Barrens and becomes convinced they are being stalked by the Jersey Devil.
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Naila Scargill Exquisite Terror 02/28/2019
Delivers a number of tired tropes amidst a bland screenplay that largely consists of tedious, drawn-out padding. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg TheHorrorShow 08/23/2015
There are definitely some worthwhile ideas and components here. They're just trapped in a film that can't afford them. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com 10/03/2012
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Bousman doesn't have the vision to hoist the horror up high, settling on a mundane camping thriller only sporadically enlivened by mysterious violence. Go to Full Review
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mark g @Mark_Alan_G. 11/22/2024 Had to turn volume down for the entire second half, irritating squeals and screams were so irritating and constant. The whole film was irritating. See more Chuck P 11/04/2023 Honestly, for a low budget movie it was better than some of the higher budget ones out there. A bit of a horror/thriller that you weren't sure what was happening. Now if you are someone who only can judge a movie or have interest in it based on how many millions they spent on CGI, this may not be for you, otherwise worth the watch. See more 01/09/2022 A cool psychological thriller where a man tries to take his family on a simple camping getaway, but all hell breaks loose when they may or may not be getting terrorized by the Jersey Devil. It's all filmed with an ugly lense and features some annoying characters, in a story that's a little rote. But it's still decent filler for folks that enjoy these kinds of thrillers. See more 03/14/2019 An (at least fractionally) complex horror story based on a cryptid I'm familiar with, but have never seen put to screen before. Cast's not great ,but not worth complaining about either. The central creep is held in reserve, almost certainly for monetary reasons, but it works in The Barrens' favour. I won't be revisiting this Jersey Devil horror, but I did have an okay time with it. See more 07/13/2017 Please, someone, make a more realistic disemboweled deer-like animal for movie consumption! This "film" has some of the least animal looking animals I've ever seen (well, since third grade art class, anyway.) They do try not to show them, by obscuring with tree limbs etc.but once seen, they cannot be unseen, and that somewhat ruins all that comes afterward.(for me.) ?????? See more 02/05/2017 Boring rehash of the Shining. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man takes his family on a camping trip in the New Jersey Pine Barrens and becomes convinced they are being stalked by the Jersey Devil.
Director
Darren Bousman
Producer
Darren Bousman, John M. Eckert
Screenwriter
Darren Bousman
Production Co
Empire Film & Entertainment Group, Splendid Film
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 28, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 26, 2017
Runtime
1h 37m
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