Cryptic Pictures

A docu-thriller that sets out to uncover the details surrounding the life, brief career, and mysterious death of horror filmmaker Karl Atticus, referred to by some as the forgotten father of the "slasher movie." The film includes interviews with various horror historians and aficionados including Eduardo Sanchez (director of The Blair Witch Project), who posits the question: Why, for 40 years, has the story of Karl Atticus been all but eradicated from the annals of cinema history?

The grisly legacy of filmmaker Karl Atticus lives on in the minds of those who knew him, and in the souls of those who have come to admire his films...but delving into his sordid past comes with a terrible price.

Shawn seeks help from his college roommates, Aidan and Desmond, to search for his missing older brother Eric, who vanished while camping. As they delve deeper into their investigation, they discover the scary stories heard around town are based on true events.