Tone
Raw, atmospheric dread with grounded performances and practical creature work.
Orange Bear Original Feature
Moon Claw
During a once-in-a-century lunar eclipse, a rescue team trapped in the Veluwe forest discovers they are being hunted by a creature tied to a forgotten ritual.
Synopsis
A remote emergency response unit answers a distress call near an abandoned observatory. What begins as a routine extraction turns into a night-long siege when the team realizes the forest itself has been mapped into an ancient hunting ground. To survive until sunrise, they must decode a chain of symbols left by the observatory's final astronomer and decide who among them is willing to break the ritual that feeds the creature known only as the Moon Claw.
Creative Direction
Visual Language
Moonlit silhouettes, sodium-orange emergency lights, and deep woodland shadows.
Audience
Fans of elevated creature horror and survival thrillers with emotional stakes.
Production Notes
- Planned shoot: 28 nights on practical forest locations.
- Creature concept combines animatronics and selective VFX enhancement.
- Sound design built around infrasonic rumbles and distorted wildlife calls.
- Target release window: Q4 2027 festival premiere.