In a small town in Western Pennsylvania in 1981, six teenagers accept a dare to camp out one night in the woods to prove that a local legend called the Sheep Man doesn't exist. This mythical figure is supposedly a crazed man that has lived in the woods for years eating farmers' sheep, pigs and pets. Most of the townsfolk say it's simply untrue, but some believe it. The boys come face to face with the difference between truth and legend. They also discover that some things are better left unknown.