When he is denied by his conservatory to travel to the infamous North Woods for a film project about the mysterious disappearances that take place there , Dan takes matters into his own hands, stealing school equipment and dragging along 4 of his friends to help him but upon there arrival they soon discover that they are not alone and the very answers they where looking for have been hidden all these years by a ancient evil that is lurking in the tree

A kidnapped girl in Augusta claims her rescuer was Jim, a deceased cop. Detective Wells probes the case as another child vanishes, revealing old murders and raising questions about a ghostly presence.