A dinner party at a secluded mountain lodge takes a darkly comedic turn when eccentric community theatre director August Porter invites a few guests to join him for an evening of revelry - but he's not alone in the woods. As the night wears on, the lines between social niceties and survival become increasingly blurred, threatening to upend the evening's festivities forever. A tense, witty thriller that balances the absurd with the unsettling, "The Beast" is a wild ride into the heart of darkness.