Wendigo
Directed by Larry Fessenden
When George and Kim arrive at their cabin, they soon find that a dark and intimidating presence seems to have taken over the cottage. After a shopkeeper tells Miles about the legend of the Wendigo, a beast from Native Peoples folklore who is half-man, half-deer, and can change itself at will, the child begins to wonder if the creature might have something to do with his family's sudden misfortune.
When George and Kim arrive at their cabin, they soon find that a dark and intimidating presence seems to have taken over the cottage.
Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Erik Per Sullivan
Member Reviews
it was alright. i liked the vibe of the movie, but i thought it fell flat. although otis looking in the window at the sex scene was actually very creepy
Very slow-burn that doesn't lead anywhere. Tries to build suspense but doesn't really land, just becomes very very boring, and then very little happens in the climax to justify the first hour of nothing.
No fitting resolution for the major characters at the film's end. Shudder should just swap this one out with Antlers.
Damn, Dewey really went through it.
This film may not be perfect but it deserves more skulls. The write-up for it is incorrect, incidentally. I have watched way more slow burn, and way more just plain boring films on Shudder than this, that got high praise. The acting was excellent from everyone. I liked that this was NOT like Deliverance and most of the "rednecks" were reasonable, regular people; likewise the "city folk" were not fish-out-of-water stereotypes. As for the Wendigo and the ending, maybe people don't like it because the Wendigo IS an evil spirit, not just angry: all the lore is pretty gruesome. So a Wendigo given as a protective totem (trying not to spoil it), while it makes a good story, isn't really the right spirit to use here. They do possess humans, though, so maybe that was what was really wrong with Otis the whole time.