Treehouse

Treehouse

Year: 2014

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: English

Director: Michael G. Bartlett

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No kids allowed A teenage boy discovers the perpetrators of several brutal kidnappings in his home town.

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1

Elizabeth discovers Bob is abducted

Elizabeth returns home to find her younger brother Bob missing after a break-in. She grabs a rifle and pursues the kidnapper into the town’s woods, determined to bring him back. The incident sparks a desperate search and fear spreads through the community.

Evening Elizabeth's home, outskirts of town
2

Town imposes a curfew for youths

As the disappearance reverberates through the town, authorities declare a curfew to keep youths off the streets. Neighbors join the search efforts, sweeping the area and calling for any information. The town braces for more troubling revelations about what happened to Bob.

Evening Town
3

Killian and Crawford head into the woods

Killian and Crawford sneak into the woods with plans to attend a weekend gathering, hoping to escape their other troubles. They quickly realize they’ve wandered into unfamiliar territory, separating from Crawford’s friends. The dim forest sets a ominous mood for what follows.

Evening Woods
4

Treehouse discovery and Elizabeth’s warning

The boys discover a dilapidated treehouse high in a tree, where they find Elizabeth shaken and hiding. She explains there are creatures in the woods and begs for help, revealing she escaped by climbing into the treehouse. The trio steels themselves against the encroaching danger.

Evening Old treehouse, in the woods
5

Crawford leaves to fetch help

Crawford volunteers to get help while Killian stays by Elizabeth’s side, unwilling to abandon her. The decision cements a fragile alliance as night deepens and the forest grows quiet. They brace themselves for a long night with limited resources.

Evening Treehouse vicinity, woods
6

Walkie-talkie contact and the attack on Arielle

Killian uses a walkie-talkie to reach Crawford’s girlfriend Arielle and her friends, who admit they’re waiting for Crawford and mock his absence. The call is cut short by a sudden attack from unseen creatures. Arielle narrowly escapes the group’s fate as danger closes in.

Evening Near treehouse, woods
7

Arielle is killed; Crawford’s bike vanishes

Arielle survives the initial assault but is later found and killed by the woods’ monsters. She manages to tell Killian that Crawford’s bike wasn’t there, implying he may have escaped. The grim news solidifies the sense that help may be futile.

Night Woods
8

Crawford appears to have escaped; danger endures

Killian and Elizabeth cling to the hope that Crawford slipped away, but the forest remains dangerous and the threat of the unknown creatures lingers. They press on, determined to survive together. The search for safety becomes a haunting test of endurance.

Night Woods
9

The creatures taunt by hanging Crawford’s friends

The unseen monsters start taunting Killian and Elizabeth, hanging the bodies of Crawford’s friends from trees to frighten them. The macabre display confirms that danger isn’t just a myth, but a violent trap in the woods. Fear ebbs and resilience hardens into resolve.

Night Woods
10

They move toward a distant smoke in search of safety

With food running low and Elizabeth’s condition worsening, the pair decides to head toward the distant smoke they spotted earlier. The decision marks a shift from hiding to moving through the terrain in search of help. Every step is a gamble against the looming threat.

Night Woods toward smoke
11

Morning at an empty house; corpses found

In the morning they reach an empty house and replenish themselves. Elizabeth finds a rotting corpse in a bedroom, and Killian discovers a burned body on a cross—identified by him as Crawford. The discovery confirms that the danger is tied to the house and its surroundings.

Morning Empty house in the woods
12

Three men arrive; the killers are revealed

Three men arrive at the house, one riding Crawford’s bike. They are implied to be the psychotic sons of the dead woman and have been masquerading as monsters the entire time. The situation escalates as Killian and Elizabeth are discovered.

Morning Empty house
13

Confrontation inside the house

Elizabeth intervenes to save Killian but is knocked unconscious as the brothers close in. Killian fights off the attackers, managing to kill the medium brother before the large brother presses the attack. The tense standoff leaves them desperate and exposed.

Morning Empty house
14

Road chase ends in tragedy; rival brothers

Killian defeats the large brother for a moment but the pursuit continues as they dash onto a road. A police officer’s truck crashes and dies in the chaos, altering the landscape of the chase. The pair narrowly escapes but must reckon with the loss and what comes next.

Afternoon Roadside
15

Rifles and revenge: the final vow

The duo uses the officer’s pistol to kill the small brother in the aftermath of the crash, leaving only the large brother. They grieve their siblings, share a kiss, and discover assault rifles in the trunk of the police truck. They decide to take the weapons and return to the woods to seek vengeance.

Afternoon Police truck / road to woods

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