The Monster Project

The Monster Project is a 2017 American horror film directed by Victor Mathieu and starring Justin Bruening and Toby Hemingway. Plot Devon (Justin Bruening) is an up-and-coming youtuber who makes fake videos about monster appearances with his cameraman Jamal (Jamal Quezarie). He has the idea of creating a series on his channel to find and interview real monsters by placing an ad on Craigslist. The pair find three candidates to film for the channel: Steven (Steven Flores), a police officer who claims to be a skinwalker; Shayla (Yvonne Zima), a mysterious tattoo artist who claims to be a vampire, and Shiori (Shiori Ideta), a young Asian girl who claims to be tormented by demonic possessions. Bryan (Toby Hemingway), Jamal's childhood friend, is spending time at Jamal's house in recovery from drug addiction. Devon hires his ex-girlfriend/Bryan's crush, Murielle (Murielle Zuker), to direct his documentary and Bryan to be her assistant. The team rents an abandoned house to gather the creatures. It is revealed by the property owner that satanic rituals have taken place there in the past, which does not intimidate Devon. After starting to install their equipment in the house, Devon shows some artifacts linked to the mythology of each monster, with the intention of using them if necessary. They are shooting on the night of a lunar eclipse. The interviews happen, but things start to go wrong when Shayla reveals that Bryan is still using drugs, sparking a fight among the group. When Steven disappears and the eclipse occurs, they hear low growls and investigate until they find a Steven already turned in a room. The skinwalker attacks them until they lock him in a room, injuring Jamal in the process.