A hair-raising psychological horror in the tradition of The Shining, The Barrens follows Richard Vineyard as he leads his family on a weekend getaway to the Wharton State Pine Barrens: home of the legendary monster, the Jersey Devil. The trip takes a dark turn when various forest animals wind up mysteriously mutilated and a teenage boy disappears from the campgrounds. As Richard falls violently ill and later becomes delusional, he starts to believe there is something stalking them... something with yellow eyes, pointed horns, and the wings of a bat. The Vineyards are soon fighting for their lives as the horrifying truth reveals itself in a shocking conclusion.