The Monster Project is a 2017 American found footagesupernatural horror film directed by Victor Mathieu from a screenplay written by Mathieu, Corbin Billings and Shariya Lynn.[1] The film stars Justin Bruening, Murielle Zuker, Jamal Evans, Yvonne Zima, Steven Flores, Shiori Ideta, James Storm, Susan Stangl, and Toby Hemingway.[2] It follows a documentary film crew who interview three people claiming to be "real life" monsters and must fight for their lives when their interviewees transform into a demon, a vampire, and a skinwalker, respectively.
The Monster Project was theatrically released in the United States on August 18, 2017 by Epic Pictures Group. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Plot
Up-and-coming YouTuber Devon makes fake videos about monster appearances with his cameraman Jamal. He wants to film a documentary interviewing real monsters for his channel and places an advertisement on Craigslist. The pair find three candidates to interview: police officer Steven, who claims to be a skinwalker; tattoo artist Shayla, who claims to be a vampire; and young Asian student Shiori, who claims to be possessed by a demon. Devon hires his ex-girlfriend Murielle and Jamal's childhood friend Bryan, who is recovering from drug addiction, to assist the documentary.
The team rent an abandoned house from old couple Richard and Martha to gather the interviewees. Richard explains that the property was used for satanic rituals in the past, which does not indimidate Devon. After the team install their equipment, Devon shows them some artifacts linked to the mythology of each monster to use them if necessary and reveals they are recording on the same night of a lunar eclipse.
As the interviews happen, Shayla reveals that Bryan is secretly using drugs, sparking a discussion among the team. When the eclipse occurs, Steven suddenly transforms into a skinwalker and attacks the team. They lock him in a room, but Jamal is injured in the process. Shiori is possessed by the demon and the team is forced to flee towards the attic, where they are attacked by Shayla in her vampiric form. Murielle is bitten in the neck and Jamal fatally impales Shayla with a stake through the heart.
The team learn that Shiori has supernaturally locked all the doors and windows, and Steven is roaming the house to attack them. They eventually hide in the basement, where Bryan manages to find a way out, but is stopped by a goat skull-masked figure in front of him. Shiori appears and attacks Bryan before she is restrained and an exorcism is performed. When the demon temporarily possesses Murielle, he reveals his name is Baphomet and returns to Shiori's body until Bryan stabs her in the head with a crucifix, killing her. Steven breaks into the basement and Jamal, whose wound has worsened, sacrifices himself while Devon, Bryan, and Murielle flee.
Devon is separated from Bryan and Murielle, who lock themselves in a room. Murielle begins to vomit blood due to Shayla's bite and gradually transforms into a vampire. She attacks Bryan, who kills her with a stake through the head. Bryan manages to escape the house but Steven pursues him to an abandoned cabin nearby. He discovers several strange symbols and monitors that are recording everything that happened in the house. Steven attacks again, but Bryan fatally impales him with a spear he found.
Sudennly, Devon, now possessed by Baphomet, knocks Bryan unconscious and reveals that he orchestated the events to summon the Antichrist. The goat skull-masked figure is revealed as Richard, who is a member of a demonic sect along with Martha. The corpses of Shayla, Steven, Shiori, Jamal, and Murielle are brought to a pentagram, where Martha slices Bryan's neck and uses his blood for the ritual. A horned and winged shadow appears and roars loudly, knocking over the camera as the recording stops. The camera briefly flashes back; Bryan is now revealed to be a vampire, having been bitten by Murielle before.
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