The Shortcut

(2009)

★ 4.7 IMDb · 141 votes

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Thriller

Year: 2009

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: United States of America, Canada

Director: Nicholaus Goossen

Cast: Дрю Сили, Shannon Woodward, Дэйв Франко, Катрина Боуден, Рэймонд Дж. Бэрри, Kent Allen, Wendy Anderson, Jeremy Bastian, Cavan Cunningham, Shannon Jardine

Plot

When Derek moves to a new town and discovers a shortcut through the woods to his high school, he learns about a crazy old man who lives near its path: Legend has it that he abducted a group of teenagers years ago. Ignoring the warning, Derek and his friends set out to uncover the dark secret that's buried deep in the woods. But will they survive to tell it?

High school senior Derek was adjusting to life in a new town when he discovered an overgrown path leading into the woods. According to his classmates, the local kids used to use it as a shortcut before a malevolent farmer began chasing them away with a shovel. Eventually, a few of the local kids went missing under mysterious circumstances. Rumor has it that the old man got them. Now years have passed, and no one dares go near the path. The townspeople have simply accepted the fact that it's off limits. But Derek suspects that the old man is hiding something, and he's determined to find out what it is. Once he uncovers the sinister secret that lies just beyond the trees, however, he may not live to reveal the awful truth.