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The brutal rape and murder of a young woman is the harrowing, forty year old secret of a small, rural
community. When a group of friends get together for a weekend party, they have no idea of the evil
they're about to unleash upon themselves and the miraculous deliverance they'll need in order to
survive.
SYNOPSIS:
The peace and beauty of a rural farm is jolted when a young WOMAN races from her home,
looking for any place to hide. She runs into the nearby forest as two escaped CONVICTS burst from
her family home in pursuit. She frantically runs to an old, familiar hiding place that she once enjoyed
as a child.
The convicts discover a well house not far inside the forest and quickly investigate. They're
surprised when they burst inside that their prey is nowhere to be seen. Certain she's close by, they
search the small building and discover her hiding in the well itself. They taunt her before drawing her
out of the well and inflicting savage cruelty upon her.
Forty years later, JAKE ALDER, 25 and muscular, is demolishing the run down well house on
the Alder Sheep Farm. He's just smashing down the door when his wife, TIFFANY, 32, calls to remind
him that their dinner guests will be arriving soon. Jake confides in his dog, BEANO, that he doesn't
understand how she knows right when to call him and interrupt his plans, but it's a gift. He obliges his
wife and heads for the house.
Later that evening, their high school friends have joined together for an evening of food and
fun. Some have gone on to university, others have found good jobs, and a few have stalled out. After a
hardy dinner together, they enjoy themselves with some revelry around a bonfire in the forest. There is
some tension between the friends due to old high school rivalries and disappointments in life. CARRIE
and CLAY have recently broken up due to Clay's bitterness about his sports injury, which seems to
have ended his budding professional football career. Clay was always difficult to get along with and
the other women know how he treated Carrie before his injury. For Carrie to end the relationship was a
big step for her. LAURA, Tiffany's best friend, isn't putting up with Clay's attitude and makes a point
to humiliate him in front of his friends when he starts acting up. She has little sympathy for Carrie
since she stayed with him so long in the first place. JOSH, an EMT, is Jake's best friend and he has a
shy interest in Laura. He's hoping to make some moves this evening. ASHLEY, recently married to
LANCE, a lumberjack, also knows Carrie's history, but she's more focused on supporting her friend
than bashing Clay.
Another couple arrives late to the party, MARC and TRINITY. They're not really into the party
scene, but they're not snobs either, which is why they stop by to hang out. They were once very close
to the others, Marc was a star quarterback in high school and university, but their faith has caused them
to follow a different path than their friends and they're doing well. Their relationship hasn't deterred
BRAD from pining for Trinity and hoping his success may catch her attention, but she's very faithful to
her man. That doesn't stop Clay from being insulting towards Trinity and almost getting into a fight
with Marc, but she persuades Marc to let it go and they leave as gracefully as possible.
As the evening wears on and the guests settle down, they begin to share local ghost stories,
moving from Native American tales to recent history. Brad recounts a story about a local massacre. A
family of settlers were attacked by Cherokee hunters whose tribe had been attacked and forced to
migrate south. There was only one survivor, a young girl with a bad leg. The natives left her to the
coyotes. Carrie is upset as Brad continues, saying that a local man has confirmed seeing the ghost of a
young girl, searching for her amputated leg. Brad then flings a chicken bone toward Carrie, scaring her
to death. Frightened, Carrie runs off into the woods. Ashley quickly follows her with Tiffany soon
insisting that Jake check on the women. He grudgingly complies. Clay is the only one who really gets
a kick out of Carrie's response, but is chided by the remaining friends.
While Ashley and Jake attempt to console Carrie, the stories continue with Brad offering up a
Civil War story, but is overruled by Clay who has a more recent and relevant story to share. Since Clay
insists on telling his story, Tiffany and Laura return to the house. Clay bitterly recounts the experiences
of his grandfather and tells the dark history associated with the Alder property and the well house. He
talks about how convicts escaped from a state mental institution and happened upon a lonely
farmhouse, finding a young woman home alone. His grandfather, a pastor, was involved in the
aftermath. He also alludes to some strange ritual his grandfather performed, something to do with
closing a spiritual portal.
Ashley and Carrie return to the group and they're soon followed by Jake, who has brought back
the door of the well house with him. Ashley then invites Lance to leave with her, promising he won't
regret it. Jake then announces that he's going to throw the door onto the fire. Brad warns everyone that
doing so could open a spiritual doorway to Hell. He tells them that the Bible talks about places having
memory and lands can be cursed by the evil that takes place upon them. Clay, in his usual mocking
tone, disregards the warnings of his former classmate and challenges his superstitious tale by flipping
the door open, inviting any monsters to appear. Smug when none appear, Clay ridicules Brad and
Carrie who warned him not to do it. Bored with the nonevent, Clay, Jake and Josh proceed to inspect
the nearby well house while Brad and Carrie decide to join the others in the hot tub.
Even Jake and Josh decide there are better things to do than stand around in a dark and dirty
well house and leave Clay to himself to enjoy his weed and consider his life choices.
As the party guests enjoy themselves, the hot coals of the bonfire stir and something dark and
evil emerges. An invisible spirit is drawn to the well house where bad things happened so long ago. It
is there that the anger and pain Clay is experiencing is amplified by the dark history of that place and
where he encounters the demon released through the door. As it approaches him, he experiences
terrifying flashbacks, seeing the horrific attack that occurred in the well house so many years ago. The
visions traumatize Clay, leaving him with little ability to resist the influence of the dark entity.
The rest of the farm is also affected by the demon's release and the atmosphere changes to evil.
The animals are the first to notice the change, with several coyotes attacking Jake's flock of sheep. As
the two men assess the damage to the flock and decide on what to do, Lance and Ashley are attacked by
Clay with a sledgehammer. They are able to fend Clay off, but his resolve and lethality grow, as he
trades in the sledgehammer for sheep sheers he finds in the barn. He is determined to allow his anger
and hate rule him. He is resolved to exact his revenge on the women at the party, with something
special planned for his ex-girlfriend, Carrie.
Other demons are released from the door that seek to aid Clay, including three possessed
coyotes and a giant python. Sneaking about, Clay destroys the party's ability to communicate with the
outside world by smashing the group's cellphones, then he murders Brad and abducts Carrie. Trinity
has a supernatural dream that shows her the danger Carrie is facing. She calls Marc to pick her up and
they race back to help her. Jake and Josh make a plan to save Carrie with Lance and Ashley's support.
The two men, armed with rifles, head off toward a strange light in the forest hoping it's Clay and
Carrie. Tiffany and Laura, are not interested in waiting around to save Carrie, instead they decide to
attempt to the leave the farm in search of help. Separated from the others, Clay brutally murders the
two women in the driveway. Trinity and Marc arrive and make a grisly discovery of the two slain
women, then assist Lance and Ashley who are under supernatural attack by the python spirit. They also
formulate a plan to help Carrie and the guys, but Trinity also hopes to redeem Clay as well.
Clay has left Carrie bound and hidden in the field behind the house. With Clay gone, Carrie
attempts to escape to the barn, but her restraints keep her from making much progress. When Clay
returns, he can't find Carrie in the dark and she begins to hope she might get away. As Clay searches
for her, starts to get closer and closer to her. She panics and tries to quickly crawl away from him, but
something catches her by the ankles. When she looks to see what it is, nothing is there, but Clay has
heard her cry out and runs toward her with his sheers at the ready.
Jake and Josh follow the strange light in the forest to the old farmhouse's ruins. They expect to
find Clay and Carrie hiding in the hollowed out basement, but Jake gets hurt tumbling down some
steps. Josh patches him up, then decides to go back to the barn in order to get a four-wheeler and
transport Jake back to the house. Alone and separated, both men face off against the possessed coyotes
roaming the property. Jake manages to fend off their attack, but Josh doesn't fair as well.
Working together, Trinity and Marc are able to discern where Clay is heading with Carrie, but
they stumble upon Jake at the edge of the old farmhouse's foundation. They encourage him to seek
safety while they continue on to rescue Carrie.
Trinity and Marc soon discover Carrie, bound and shaved, hanging over the well in the well
house. As they work to free her, they're confronted by Clay. Trinity is able to pray and speak to the
demon inside Clay, telling it to release its grip on their old friend. Clay struggles against the darkness
he's allowed to possess him. As Clay comes to his senses, he allows the couple to assist Carrie. Just as
they're able to pull Carrie to safety, Jake appears. Clay taunts Jake about Tiffany's death. Heartbroken
and enraged, Jake attacks Clay and the two fight, nearly to the death. As Clay strikes a death blow to
Jake, Lance shows up to engage with Clay, but has to deal with the demonic coyotes under Clay's
command. Lance's arrival was enough to slow Clay down so that Marc gets the drop on him; the
wounds inflicted by Jake soon overcome Clay. Clay slumps to the floor and begins to pass from this
world. Trinity is able to pray and lead Clay to deliverance and redemption, allowing him to have a
peaceful death. Marc and Trinity pull Carrie to safety, they hurry to help Lance who survived the
coyotes.
Lance and Carrie return to the house on the four-wheeler while Trinity and Marc are drawn back
to the fire pit. They understand that the portal to hell must be closed. As they begin the process, Marc
is attacked by the same python demon that was after Lance earlier. They contend with the demon with
little success. Their friends back at the house realize something is wrong in the spirit world and send
out positive energy and as they do, Trinity receives the inspiration she needs to defeat the demons
coming against them. She begins to sing and dance, which miraculously breaks the power of python.
However, their efforts have to quickly change because the demon that possessed Clay has moved to
bear! They must fight their own fear as they force themselves to release a faith focused response and
believe in the power of Yeshua. As the bear approaches them, they command the demon to leave the
wild animal and return to desolation. The demon leaves the beast and startled animal retreats back to
the forest, and the exposed demon is left with no other options and is sent back to Hell by Trinity and
Marc. As the couple continues to pray for the open portal to close, the opposite begins to happen as the
door in the fire pit reemerges. It grows hotter and hotter until a monstrous SKULL DEMON begins to
rise from the hot coals! Afraid and overwhelmed, staring at a creature that fills them with fear, Trinity
and Marc call out for God's intervention. They are in awe when another door opens over them and an
angel steps through it, which begins to fight the skull demon. The two supernatural beings trade blows,
but the angel gains strength from the prayers from the couple and soon defeats the rising demon. The
angel is then encompassed by a heavenly whirlwind and the opening to hell is closed for good! Once
the dust settles, peace and quiet is restored to the land leaving Trinity has one more task. She has to
return to the well house, alone.
As Trinity stands in the well house, she's saddened by the losses of Clay and Jake, and all of the
pain and suffering that's happened in that small place. She says a short prayer to cleanse that space and
restore the life giving purpose of the well. To her astonishment, Jake coughs! He's alive! She's able to
use her cell phone to call for help for the badly injured Jake.
Soon emergency services and law enforcement are at the farm, helping the remaining friends
and taking their statements. To the first responders, it was a party that went terribly wrong because of
drugs, alcohol, and a disturbed man, but to the guests, it was a supernatural encounter that brought
freedom and closure to decades of torment.