Six friends. One remote lake. A weekend they'll never forget.
Vincent, Mark, Candice, Timothy, David, and Helena are looking for nothing more than a few days away from civilization. Their destination is Buckley Lake, a secluded stretch of wilderness surrounded by dense forest-the perfect place to camp, swim, drink, and leave the outside world behind.
At first, the trip is everything they hoped it would be.
Then the forest begins to change.
Strange sounds echo through the trees. Unexplained footprints appear where no one should have been walking. Shadowy figures watch from across the lake, and a mysterious young woman named Gwen seems to know far more about the surrounding wilderness than she is willing to reveal.
As curiosity turns to unease, the friends uncover traces of an abandoned summer camp hidden within the forest. Something happened there long ago-something the wilderness has never forgotten.
Soon, their peaceful weekend becomes a desperate search for answers as the boundaries between what is real and what should be impossible begin to disappear. Trails no longer lead where they should. The past refuses to remain buried. And somewhere beyond the glow of their campfire, something is watching.
The deeper they venture into the mystery of Buckley Lake, the more one terrifying truth becomes impossible to ignore:
Some places are abandoned for a reason.
Camp Hawthorne has been waiting.