When the final cut was screened for test audiences, viewers reported an odd sensation: a lingering feeling of being watched, as if the forest itself were still present in the theater. Some even claimed they could hear the faint hum of the stone when the lights dimmed. The movie premiered to mixed reviews, praised for its atmospheric tension but criticized for its ambiguous ending. Yet the real story spread far beyond the box office. Hikers reported seeing a strange stone altar in the same region, and locals whispered about a “lost trail” that appeared only on moonless nights.