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Greet horror movies “based on a true story” with extreme skepticism.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The Blair Witch Project’s” marketing machine teased the “truth” behind its fictional found footage yarn to great effect.<\/p>\n

The 1974 horror classic “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” similarly stretched a kernel of truth like taffy<\/a> to fit the advertising campaign.<\/p>\n

The events depicted in 2014’s “Backcountry” actually happened. Sort of. First-time director Adam MacDonald<\/a> researched black bear attacks and used two incidents to inspire his film. The filmmaker’s research gives the thriller a palpable sense of dread, something many horror movies can’t convey.<\/p>\n

We know Freddy, Jason and Michael Myers aren’t real, but campers should fear black bears roaming near their camp sites.<\/p>\n

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Alex (Jeff Roop) and girlfriend Jenn (Missy Peregrym) set out on a camping adventure that takes a wrong turn from the start. He’s cocky and eager to flex his outdoor chops, and she’s more than willing to play along.<\/p>\n

At first.<\/p>\n

Except Alex’s “chops” aren’t as advertised, and a chance encounter with a genuine outdoorsman (Eric Balfour) upends the trip’s romantic potential. Alex’s wounded ego makes for an unpleasant companion, and what began as a fun getaway slowly becomes a test of their compatibility.<\/p>\n

Could this be their last vacation as a couple? None of that matters when they realize they’re not alone in the woods.<\/p>\n

MacDonald set out to upend survival movie cliches, and he mostly succeeds. He’s aided by Roop and Peregrym who connect as a couple in distress before and after the bear makes its appearance.<\/p>\n

“Backcountry” is mostly fiction, but bear attacks kill people every year.<\/p>\n

The National Park Service says the color of the bear in question<\/a> dictates your best chances of survival. If a brown<\/strong> bear charges, the best defense is to play dead.<\/p>\n

That isn’t wise If the bear in question is black<\/strong>. In that case, fight back with everything possible.<\/p>\n

One thing is clear: Bear spray may be your best defense against a scared or predatory beast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

31 Days of Horror:<\/strong><\/p>\n