Fallen Star

Genre: Elevated Horror / Speculative Thriller
Tone/Comps: The Color Out of Space × The Blair Witch Project × Coherence Writer-Director: Thomas Thomas
Budget Range: $250K–$750K (Tiered & Scalable)

Logline: When a college anthropology field team disappears near the Pacific Crest Trail, a young YouTuber and her mentor stumble upon their abandoned campsite and uncover evidence of a buried meteorite, ritual cave art, and a corrupting force that warps sanity and flesh.

Story: Framed as recovered media from the Miskatonic University Department of Esoteric Phenomena, Fallen Star unfolds through two interwoven timelines and a mosaic of corrupted camera files, journal entries, and found footage.

In March 2026, a group of anthropology students ventures into the Northern California backcountry in search of rumored Miwok ruins. They discover a buried meteorite within a ritual chamber—triggering hallucinations, aggression, and mutation. Their descent into chaos is captured on failing equipment and distorted memory cards.

One week earlier, in April 2026, an adventure YouTuber and her reclusive mentor embark on a Pacific Crest Trail expedition. When they encounter the abandoned student campsite, their hike spirals into a confrontation with something ancient still lurking in the rocks: a semi-mythic entity.

As timelines collapse and perception breaks down, one survivor must decide whether to escape with the truth or destroy everything...

Blending Indigenous folklore, found footage aesthetics, and Lovecraftian dread, Fallen Star is a contained, character-driven cosmic horror film about transformation, sacrifice, and the limits of human understanding.

Why This Film?: Fallen Star is built for execution: a small cast, few locations, and a surreal-but-contained psychological structure. Designed for the indie horror market with festival and streamer crossover potential, it’s the kind of project that lets creativity and tone drive the spectacle.