In the scorched aftermath of California’s devastating fires, two aspiring filmmakers arrive in Ojai with a cynical plan: to exploit the town’s infamous vampire myth for a cheap mockumentary. But their cynical scheme unravels when they stumble upon a far more sinister legend—the Char Man, a shadowy figure born from the ashes, said to haunt the burned-out hills. As they dig deeper, their cameras begin capturing unsettling anomalies, blurring the line between fiction and a waking nightmare. The idyllic town’s dark secrets surface, and the duo realizes they are no longer the predators but the prey in a twisted game of survival. With every crackle of ember and whisper of ash, the Char Man draws closer, inviting them—and you—into a chilling descent where reality burns away.































































