In the Fall of 1940, the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire walked together up a winding mountain trail and into the wilderness. Without warning, they left behind everything: their homes, their clothes, and their money. The only clue where they went was a single word etched into stone near the forest’s edge: YellowBrickRoad.
A search party eventually discovered the remains of nearly half of Friar's evacuees. Many had frozen to death. Others were cruelly and mysteriously slaughtered. Most were never found.
Over the years, the story of Friar faded into backwoods legend. The town eventually repopulated, but the vast wilderness surrounding the town remains uncharted.
In 2009, the coordinates for the YellowBrickRoad trail head are declassified. An expedition begins in hope of answers. A few among them believe they will find something terrible in the forest. But it is the forest that will find something terrible in them.