Crawl deep inside an abandoned gold mine in Wilderness Tapes: Volume One, a claustrophobic horror film from Ghost Machine Pictures. Described as the “The Descent meets The Twilight Zone,” this subterranean thriller explores a gold rush era catastrophe never fully explained. Does a malevolent presence still lurk deep inside the mountain?
Written and directed by Emmy Award-winner Brandon Walker, the film stars Thomas Burke (Alone in the After), ELIOT (Dhar Mann) and Nathan Church (Ghosts of Hiroshima).
Synopsis:
Nearly a million smartphones and cameras are lost in the wilderness each year. For the first time in history, recovered footage from such devices is broadcast in a chilling anthology series. In Wilderness Tapes: Volume One, a modern day rockhound explores an abandoned gold mine, plunging headlong into a supernatural curse.
“This movie was made in the middle of nowhere in absolute darkness,” says filmmaker Brandon Walker. “I tried to not let the scorpions, spiders and bats distract me from the work at hand. Ultimately, this was about making a movie with little more than a compelling story, a great location and a camcorder. Balancing real fear with the rewards of filmmaking made this an unforgettable experience.”
Wilderness Tapes: Volume One premieres on Found TV New Year’s Day. Worldwide digital release to follow in February 2026.
