A group of friends faces a brutal intruder at a remote cottage, uncovering a dark history of framed murders.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
Arrival and Unease
Dave and Sean arrive at the cottage, finding an alarm note and spotting a mysterious watcher. The rest of the friend group gathers for a party while waiting for Mike and Amanda.
Key Events
Alarm Note Discovery — Dave and Sean find a note about a tripped alarm and spot a watcher. Location: Cottage
Group Gathering — Friends arrive and party while waiting for Mike and Amanda. Location: Cottage
First Intrusion — Katie bleeds inside as the intruder attacks and kills the camera. Location: Cottage
Woods Watcher — The group spots an observer in the woods dismissed as a hiker. Location: Woods
The Lake and the Graffiti
The intruder attacks the party, killing Erin and Katie. Meanwhile, Mike and Amanda discover Katie's body in the lake while Brandon explores blood-covered structures.
Key Events
First Intrusion — Katie bleeds inside as the intruder attacks and kills the camera. Location: Cottage
Erin's Death — The intruder breaks Erin's neck with an oar during the chaos. Location: Woods
News Broadcast — A newscast reveals DNA evidence casting doubt on Nick Gleason's conviction. Characters: Mike (as Daniel Jones-Wood)Location: Road
Lake Discovery — Mike and Amanda find Katie's body floating in the lake. Characters: Mike (as Daniel Jones-Wood)Location: Lake
Graffiti Structures — Brandon explores blood-graffiti structures and is hunted. Location: Abandoned Structures
Brandon's Mutilation — The killer hangs and mutilates Brandon, adding his blood to graffiti. Location: Structures
Boat Search — Mike and Amanda go out on the boat before discovering Katie's body. Characters: Mike (as Daniel Jones-Wood)Location: Lake
Woods Survival
Dave awakens among corpses and reunites with Mike and Amanda. They are ambushed by the intruder and forced to flee toward the cottage.
Key Events
Brandon's Mutilation — The killer hangs and mutilates Brandon, adding his blood to graffiti. Location: Structures
Dave's Awakening — Dave wakes up surrounded by Sean and Erin's corpses. Location: Woods
Woods Alliance — Dave reunites with Mike and Amanda, sharing his survival story. Characters: Mike (as Daniel Jones-Wood)Location: Woods
Axe Ambush — The intruder throws an axe into Dave's back as they return. Location: Woods
Remains Discovery — The killer chases them to the remains of Colin and Stacey. Characters: Mike (as Daniel Jones-Wood)Location: Woods
Gleason Flashback — A flashback reveals the intruder framed Nick Gleason for 2003 murders. Characters: Nick GleasonLocation: Memory
Cottage Siege and Capture
The killer enters the cottage, killing a neighbor. Amanda fights back with an oar, but the survivors crash their escape car and are ultimately captured.
Key Events
Gleason Flashback — A flashback reveals the intruder framed Nick Gleason for 2003 murders. Characters: Nick GleasonLocation: Memory
Neighbor's Death — The killer axes a visiting neighbor who arrives at the cottage. Location: Cottage
Oar Counterattack — Amanda bludgeons the intruder with an oar to escape. Location: Cottage
Car Crash — The survivors flee in Brandon's car and crash. Characters: Mike (as Daniel Jones-Wood)Location: Road
Camera Takeover — The intruder uses Dave's camera to film posed bodies and captives. Location: Cottage
Captivity — The film ends with Mike and Amanda held captive by the killer. Characters: Mike (as Daniel Jones-Wood)Location: Cottage
Story Breakdown
Setup and Arrival — Introduction of the friend group and the isolated cottage setting.
Cottage Discovery — Dave and Sean find the alarm note and spot the watcher.
Group Assembly — Friends gather and party while awaiting late arrivals.
Initial Attack — The intruder breaches the cottage, initiating the massacre.
Katie's Breach — Katie enters bleeding as the intruder attacks the group.
Erin's Demise — The intruder kills Erin with an oar during the chaos.
Parallel Discoveries — Survivors and newcomers uncover grim evidence of the killings.
Lake Body Find — Mike and Amanda locate Katie's corpse in the water.
Graffiti Hunt — Brandon explores blood-marked structures and is hunted.
Woods Survival — Dave navigates the aftermath and reunites with allies.
Corpse Awakening — Dave wakes among Sean and Erin's bodies in the woods.
Axe Ambush — The intruder attacks Dave with an axe during retreat.
Cottage Siege — The killer corners the survivors at the main location.
Neighbor Execution — The intruder kills an uninvolved neighbor at the cottage.
Oar Counterstrike — Amanda strikes back with an oar to create an escape route.
Killer's Past — Revelation of the intruder's connection to past crimes.
Gleason Frameup — Flashback shows the intruder framing Nick Gleason for murders.
DNA Doubt — News broadcast hints at wrongful conviction and new evidence.
Final Confrontation — The survivors attempt escape but face ultimate defeat.
Car Crash — Mike and Amanda flee in Brandon's car but crash.
Camera Takeover — The intruder seizes the camera to document the captives.
Epilogue and Captivity — The story concludes with the survivors trapped by the killer.
Posed Bodies — The intruder arranges victims for the camera footage.
Final Capture — Mike and Amanda are held captive as the film ends.
Gore, Quebec tells the story of two acquaintances who are set up by their mutual friends on a cottage weekend in Quebec. What was supposed to be an exciting and fun weekend, quickly turns into the blind date from hell, as the Couple discover that the cottage is not safe, and that their friends are already dead. The film begins in a home movie found-footage style, but quickly shifts into a more cinematic style once things start unraveling. With a serial killer terrorizing them, the Couple have to either protect one another to survive, or try to escape separately. Do you protect your fellow man, or is survival a solitary journey?