After a local woman is murdered, a group of teenage liars create a warning e-mail of a serial killer named “The Wolf”, coming on the next full moon. The teens describe each death method The Wolf uses, but when the described victims actually do start turning up dead, suddenly no one knows where the lies end and the truth begins.
Acting
Lindy Booth's chaotic energy as Dodger carries the whole thing.
Writing
The 'Wolf' chain email concept is genuinely clever setup.
Director
Jeff Wadlow
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jeff Wadlow's directorial debut, made after winning a $1 million filmmaking contest sponsored by Chrysler.
The 'Wolf' email chain embodies peak mid-2000s digital folklore—this came out the same year as the first Saw sequel and during the height of chain letter paranoia.
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