The McPherson Tape

The McPherson Tape is a found footage horror mockumentary and a remake of both the 1989 film UFO Abduction and the 1997 film Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County. Like those films, it claims to show the last known hours and whereabouts of the McPherson family, an average American family who went mysteriously missing. The film claims to be a recording of the night they dissapeared, and apprently shows that they where taken by extra-terrestrial beings.

Plot
The McPherson family gather at the home of Linda McPherson to celebrate Thanksgiving. The event is recorded by Thomas 'Tommy' McPherson, who has just purchased a new video camera, in spite of some of the other family members protests. However, as they prepare for dinner, there is a power outage. Tommy follows Kurt and Brian outside and records them inspecting the melted fuse box. They then notice bizarre lights beyond a nearby tree line and a strange humming noise. They approach the source and spot a large metallic object through the trees. Suddenly, two slender beings appear between the trees and spot the brothers, who hurriedly retreat back to the house.

The rest of the family refuses to believe their story until Tommy plays the tape back. Suddenly, the microwave switches on, overheats and shuts off again. The family becomes seriously afraid and are suddenly incapacitated by a high-pitched noise. They then spot lights in the sky and Tommy looks out the window and spots one of the figures approaching the house.

Kurt decides to get everyone in his truck and flee but finds the battery melted. Tommy then notices one of the beings on the roof and realises that it is now inside of the house, having gained access through an open window. Tommy goes into his room and changes his trousers while Kurt traps the being in an adjacent room. After a tense standoff, he shoots the figure. Tommy wishes to film the creature's corpse but is hearded downstairs.

Suddenly Renee goes unconcious and is found to be comatose. Kurt and Brian make one final desperate attempt to save the family by swapping the car battery. Tommy wishes to follow but is sternly ordered to keep inside. He hears gunshots outside and goes to the porch, where all he finds in a smashed shotgun. He then witnesses more figures approaching from the woods and more strange lights.

Tommy runs upstairs and checks the room where Kurt killed the creature, only to find it's body missing. He returns downtairs where the remaining family gathers at the table by candlelight. Tommy goes to the darkened bathroom to record his final testament. Afterwards, he goes back to the table to find it empty. He searches the house but finds himself alone. Suddenly all of the candles are blown out and Tommy drops the camera before it cuts to static.

The final text explains that the whereabouts of the McPherson family and guests remain unknown and the events depicted on the tape remain unexplained. The camera is the last known trace of the family.