The Lemurian Candidate

Three friends' reunion hike on Mount Shasta turns chaotic when psychedelics lead to a drug-fueled search for extraterrestrial contact. Three former college buddies reunite for a backpacking trip on Mount Shasta to heal old wounds and improve their mental well-being in nature, but when one of them introduces hallucinogens into the mix, their weekend on the trail descends into a psychedelic madness and a quest for alien contact. —Casey Cooper Johnson