In the summer of 1996, nine children were abducted in Yorkshire, England. 25 years later, the perpetrator is about to be released, but there is still no trace of them. The father of one of the victims searches for his remains on his own in the nearby moor. When he receives support from Claire, who is plagued by feelings of guilt, and the medium Ellie, he expands the search. However, it soon becomes clear that the door to the spirit world is wide open on the moor, and something malevolent is trying to get out ...
A nasty slowburner that eventually escalates to panicked heights: THE MOOR proves to be an atmospheric, superbly filmed cross between a true crime story, mystery and folk horror ghost movie. The constantly supernatural events also feel disturbingly realistic thanks to the measured use of "found footage" techniques such as interviews with contemporary witnesses and GoPro snippets. An impressively dark score rounds off this disturbing trip into the endless, barren moor perfectly.
