Dark Was the Night (released as Monster Hunter in the UK) is a 2014 American horror film directed and produced by Jack Heller, and written by Tyler Hisel.

The next morning, Paul finds footprints in the snow around his house that appear to come from an animal with hooves that walks on two legs.

Ron's daughter and several hunters confront Paul with fears about old aboriginal stories of creatures living in the woods, though he dismisses this.

Earl, another hunter, says that even though it is hunting season, all the deer and other forest animals have disappeared, meaning a new predator may be in the area.

That night, Paul is called to Ron's farm, where he sees the creature attempt to enter the stables before it flees.

Paul later discovers a dead deer that had been mauled in the road, but before he can move it, the creature appears and takes the body away.

Paul theorizes that the creature had been pushed from its territory by the logging company, is looking for a new home, and sees humans as a threat.

As the storm gets worse, the creature breaks into Paul's house, where he barricades himself and Adam in the bathroom until the arrival of Donny scares it away.

The small town woke to find freshly fallen snow and apparent hoof prints tracing the landscape.

[6] Jack Heller directed, and the film is said to include a "never-before-seen monster",[3] drawn from various pieces of American folklore.