The Beast of Trinity Texas is streaming free on Tubi and on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. Here’s why Austin film fans need to watch this Texas-made indie thriller.
Austin has always understood Texas storytelling. The city that built SXSW into one of the world’s most important film festivals, that celebrates independent cinema at the Alamo Drafthouse, that produces filmmakers who shoot on location because the land itself is a character — this is the audience The Beast of Trinity Texas was made for.
The independently produced mystery thriller and creature feature from Big Feat Films is now streaming free on Tubi and on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV across 26 countries. Shot entirely in Texas — Trinity County, Marfa, Galveston, Groveton — with over 40 real military veterans in the cast and the actual Trinity, Texas sheriff, mayor, and local VFW members on screen, this is a film that could only have been made the way Austin filmmakers talk about making films.
Voyage Houston called it “The Next Texas Cult Classic.” For Austin, that’s not a preview. That’s a mandate.
What Kind of Film This Actually Is
The Beast of Trinity Texas operates across three genre lanes simultaneously: Bigfoot creature feature, murder mystery, and corporate conspiracy thriller. A series of murders in Trinity County, East Texas points local authorities toward evidence of a mythical beast. A war veteran turned sheriff — haunted by his past — has to untangle a web of money, power, and deception to find the truth and protect his community.
The creature is real. The conspiracy is what drives the film. And the practical creature suit — a deliberate creative choice in an era when every production defaults to CGI — signals a filmmaker who understands what made the genre classics work. Texture, weight, presence in the frame. Things digital compositing still struggles to replicate convincingly at independent budget levels.
For Austin film lovers who track independent genre cinema and appreciate craft decisions made for the right reasons — this one earns the attention.
A Texas Film Made by Texans for Texas
This is where The Beast of Trinity Texas separates itself from every other regional indie that claims local authenticity. Writer/director Terry Weaver is a former U.S. Navy Corpsman who served with the U.S. Marines in Kuwait and Iraq in 2002 and 2003. He’s a Tillman Scholar and published author of five books. This is his feature directorial debut.
More than 40 military veterans appear in the film — a casting decision that gives it an emotional core that no amount of production budget can manufacture. The actual Trinity, Texas sheriff, mayor, and local VFW members participated in production. The East Texas folklore at the heart of the story isn’t borrowed atmosphere. It’s the real thing, handled by people who grew up with it.
“We wanted to make something that felt true to the people who live here,
while delivering a mystery thriller and creature feature
that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats,”
terry Weaver
“Seeing the film reach viewers in 26 countries is beyond anything we imagined when we started.”
Shot on a Red V-Raptor in 8K. Produced at the grassroots level. Distributed to 26 countries without a studio. That’s the independent film pipeline working exactly the way Austin has always believed it should.
Why Austin Is the Right Audience
Austin’s film culture doesn’t just consume independent cinema — it champions it. The Alamo Drafthouse built a global brand around the idea that films deserve to be taken seriously and watched with intention. SXSW has launched careers and changed the trajectory of independent film for decades. The Austin Film Society has supported Texas filmmakers since 1985.
The Beast of Trinity Texas is the kind of film that deserves that community behind it. A Texas story, made in Texas, by a Texas veteran filmmaker, shot on location in places most productions fly over. The locations — Marfa, Galveston, Trinity, Groveton — are not generic backdrops. They’re specific, textured, and unmistakably Texas in ways that matter to an Austin audience that knows the difference.
Weaver is already in development on his next feature, Texas Sins. This is a filmmaker worth following from the beginning — and Austin is the city that should be paying attention first.
Stream The Beast of Trinity Texas free on Tubi or on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. More at thebeastoftrinitytexas.com.
FAQ
What is The Beast of Trinity Texas about? The Beast of Trinity Texas is an independent mystery thriller and creature feature set in Trinity County, East Texas. A war veteran turned sheriff investigates a series of murders linked to evidence of a mythical beast, uncovering a conspiracy involving money, power, and corporate corruption. The film features a practical creature suit, over 40 real military veterans, and was shot entirely in Texas including locations in Marfa, Galveston, Trinity, and Groveton.
Where can I stream The Beast of Trinity Texas? The Beast of Trinity Texas is available to stream free on Tubi, and on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV across 26 countries. Visit thebeastoftrinitytexas.com for more information.
Who made The Beast of Trinity Texas? The film was written and directed by Terry Weaver, a former U.S. Navy Corpsman who served with the U.S. Marines in Kuwait and Iraq. He is a Tillman Scholar and published author making his feature directorial debut. The film was produced by Big Feat Films LLC and shot on a Red V-Raptor in 8K.
