The Foundation fell… but something worse grew in its place.
Wrong Turn 8 (2025) takes the long-running horror franchise down a darker, grittier path — blending the backwoods terror fans love with a modern, psychological twist. This time, the forest isn’t just haunted by inbred killers… but by something even older, more deliberate, and more organized. Evolution has come to the mountains — and it’s wearing human skin.
Set years after the original Foundation cult vanished into myth, the story follows a group of urban explorers lured to Harpers Valley, West Virginia, by a viral internet mystery: the “Whisper Trail,” an unmarked path rumored to erase GPS, time, and memory. At first, it’s a thrill-seeking adventure — until their guide disappears, their phones die, and the trees begin to shift behind them.
Among the group is Paige Mercer, a survivalist vlogger with a military background, and Samir Voss, a conspiracy podcaster obsessed with the Foundation legend. As they unravel the truth behind the trail, they discover remnants of the original Foundation — but twisted, fractured, and now led by a masked matriarch known only as Mother Bone. This new generation doesn’t kill for food. They kill for ritual, for order — and for penance.
Every choice becomes a test. Every trail marker is a trap. And every wrong turn leads deeper into the woods… where escape is a lie whispered through blood.
Wrong Turn 8 raises the stakes while paying homage to the original brutality of the series. With smarter killers, darker motives, and a forest that feels alive with judgment, it’s not just about getting out alive — it’s about who you become to survive.
