Directed by James Bryan   Written by Garth Eliassen   Cast Nick Cleland ... Peter (as Jack McClelland) Mary Gail Artz ... Ingrid James P. Hayden ... Craig Angie Brown ... Joanne Ken Carter ... Sheriff David Barth ... Deputy Benson Larry Roupe ... Store Owner Aimee Martel ... Artist's Child (as Amy Martell) Tom Drury ... Maniac Laura Trefts ... Dr. Maggie Alma Ramos ... Victim - Running Girl Carolyn Braza ... Victim - Cherry Frank Millen ... Victim - Dick (as Frank Clitus Muller) Jonathan Bliss ... Victim - Bird Watcher (as Mc Cormick Dalten) Cecilia Fannon ... Victim - Lady Artist (as Cecelia Fannon) Dale Angell ... Victim - Tourist at Falls Ruth Grose ... Victim - Tourist's Mother Henry Zinman ... Victim - Fisherman (as Hank Zinman) Leon Brown Jr. ... Victim - Camper in Sleeping Bag Linda Brown ... Victim - Camper in Sleeping Bag Gerry Klein ... Victim - Man in Wheelchair Tom Ruff ... Victim - Man in Tree Valetta Saunders ... Police Department - Dispatcher John Williams ... Police Department - Cop #1 Jeff Wood ... Police Department - Cop #2 / Posse Member Randy Kleffer ... Police Department - Cop #3 / Posse Member Jarne Harbrecht ... Police Department - Detective Ann St. Michael ... Police Department - Jail Trustee Bonnie Harris ... On The Trail - Skater Matt Noone ... On The Trail - Man on Trail Matthew Muller ... On The Trail - Pilot (as Matt Muller) Garth Eliassen ... On The Trail - Cop at the Lake Susan Farris ... On The Trail - Cop at the Falls T. Ruff ... On The Trail - Boy at the Falls Bill Stockdale ... On The Trail - Photographer Eben Whitney ... On The Trail - Angry Posse Member Ebin Whitting ... On The Trail - Angry Posse Member (as Ebin Whiting) Brad Carter ... On The Trail - Tired Posse Member Mark Prager ... Posse Member Randy Prager ... Posse Member Randy Iverson ... Posse Member Michael Smith ... Posse Member David Wiggins ... Posse Member John Warren ... Posse Member Paul Michael Thorpe ... Posse Member (as Paul Thorpe) Joan Forester ... Hospital - Hospital Receptionist Pam Srubaugh-Littig ... Hospital - Head Nurse Tawnya Crespin ... Hospital - Girl in Wheelchair Pat J. Winn ... Hospital - Intern Franky Crespin ... Hospital - Nurse Amy Oliphant ... Hospital - Candy Striper Patrick Satterthwaite ... Hospital - Doctor Anne Marie Nagenga ... Hospital - Personnel Suzy Folsom ... Hospital - Receptionist Eric Jenkins ... Hiker Mistaken for Maniac Uncredited Cast James Bryan ... Maniac Produced by James Bryan   Roberto Gomez   Suzette Gomez   Bill Stockdale   Original Music by H. Kingsley Thurber

Additional Info Premiere: September 04, 1981 DVD Release: October 10, 2006 Blu-ray Release: March 10, 2015 Country: Distributor: Vinegar Syndrome Websites: Alternate Titles Don't Go In The Woods... Alone! The Forest 2 Production Companies JBF Distributors Seymour Borde & Associates   (1981) (United States) (theatrical) Red Alert Films   (2006) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical) BCI Eclipse I   (2006) (United States) (distributed by) (DVD) Code Red DVD   (2006) (United States) (DVD) Tubi TV   (United States) (streaming) (video) Vestron Video   (1983) (United States) (VHS) Video Treasures   (1989) (United States) (VHS) Vinegar Syndrome   (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 3.8 / 10 Our Rating 4.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 4.5 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #6,472 / 21,267 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Average 2 total ratings Crap 2 total ratings Site Ranking #6,468 The Walking Deceased (2015) #6,469 Unbroken: Path To Redemption (2018) #6,470 Two Witches (2021) #6,471 August Underground (2001) #6,472 Don't Go In The Woods (1981) #6,473 The Invisible Maniac (1990) #6,474 The Body (2018) #6,475 Death Watch (1980) #6,476 Silk (2006)