Forest of Death, Shapeshifter, Hunks, and Babes

A cabin in the woods.  Two hunks.  Two Babes.  Pre-marital sex.  Marijuana.  Beer.  Then...a homicidal monster.  Do you need to know any more?  Low budget horror is like pizza...hot and juicy, or cold and soggy...its all good.  Today we bundle some familiar tropes and are left with something so satisfying.  Our feature today is 2023's "Forest of Death," directed by Brendan Rudnicki.

As our film begins a great looking couple fall victim to a shape shifter. Shape shifter? It is this monster in the forest that takes you, then takes your form and goes back to your buddies and picks them off one by one in bloody fashion. Okay, Ashley (Chloe Marie Rhoades) is a blonde babe.  We like her.  She seems nice and screams well during pre-marital sex. Her and her hunk BF Tom (Tyler Miller) are going for a weekend getaway at a cabin in the woods.  Ashley is bringing her redheaded babe GF Tracy (Stephanie Kirves) and Tom is bringing his buddy Dylan (Dylan DeVane).  A set-up weekend that turns out well.  I mean, Tracy and Dylan fall in love. Then, pre-marital sex, beer drinking, and weirdness seep into the plot.

Roger (Benjamin L. Newmark) is a crude guy who crashes their party.  He tells the kids about the shape shifter and how it took the form of his wife.  Okay, I don't want any comments from you divorced guys out there. The shape shifter is real, though the quartet of babes and hunks does not believe Roger.  The thing does what shape shifter's do and bloody carnage ensue. Oh, remember the couple who got taken apart at the start of the film...well, one of them is back...or a reasonable facsimile of him is back...and not for noble purposes.  The screaming will continue though not just during pre-marital sex. 

Will any of the babes emerge as a "final girl," or will they both succumb to the creature?  How many guys out there dating babes would not really notice if their babe was all of a sudden an evil monster?  How many babes might prefer their meek BFs become a bit more evil and risqué?  This is a fun one.  Though very predictable, the cast is great looking, acting is good, and the creepiness factor is high.  See "Forest of Death," and enjoy an 80s type horror film.