Fear Cabin: The Last Weekend of Summer (2024)

Director: Brian Krainson

Starring: Brian Krainson, Jennifer Barlow, Brody Wellmaker

Six friends’ end-of-summer cabin party turns deadly when they discover they’re not alone in the woods. Their weekend of drinking and fun becomes a fight for survival with an unwanted visitor.

The only reason I decided to watch ‘Fear Cabin’ is due to its impressive poster (see, the power of the poster!) Written, directed, produced by and starring Brian Krainson, he clearly believed in the project and gave it his all.

Let’s be honest, this is a B-movie, but I have so much respect for Brian for pulling this off. With the involvement of his family and friends, he was able to make it on a shoestring budget, and although it isn’t great, it also isn’t all that bad either. Some scenes work, some don’t, and then there are even scenes that surprised me by how creepy and effective they are.

The film revolves around six friends going to a cabin in the woods. On arrival, the creepy owner has only two rules: to clean up after themselves, and to stay away from the graves in the woods. Upon discovering a diary that might be a witch’s, David throws it into the fire. Shortly thereafter, strange things start happening. With their phones gone and their car being tampered with, they’re stuck… and the fight for survival is on…

Years ago a witch named Victoria Collins was hanged to death. Now she is back for revenge. The film sort of reminded me of ‘Evil Dead’. As I said, the film is clearly low budget, but I’ve definitely seen worse. At least I was never tempted to hit the STOP button…

Would I watch it again? No.