Malibu Horror Story -

JENNA The “witch” is a mountain lion, Chase. And a homeless guy named Frank who yells at seagulls.

Chase drops the flare.

JENNA (Forced laugh) It’s a refraction. The flare is— Malibu Horror Story

Their families did not request their names be withheld. The State of California did.

The tape begins with a disclaimer: “The following footage was recovered from a cave in Malibu Creek State Park. The families of those involved have requested their names be withheld.” JENNA The “witch” is a mountain lion, Chase

It moves like a stop-motion puppet. Jerky. Wrong. It has too many joints. It slides across the cave floor, up the opposite wall, and presses out . Not a shadow anymore. A thing. Tall. Lean. Its face is a stretched Kenneth Anger fever dream: a silent film actress caught in a projector fire, melting and smiling.

The GoPro, now lying on its side, captures a slice of the cave ceiling. Stalactites like broken teeth. JENNA (Forced laugh) It’s a refraction

A film by Anonymous