When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them intend to survive, they'll have to outsmart the deadly organisms.
Practical Effects
Grotesque puppet creatures that squirm better than any CGI.
Acting
Shea Whigham's scumbag criminal arc steals every scene.
Direction
Toby Wilkins squeezes maximum tension from single locations.
Director
Toby Wilkins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Toby Wilkins came from short films and commercials; this was his feature debut, shot in just 17 days in Oklahoma.
The creature's movement was inspired by stop-motion pioneer Ray Harryhausen and actual footage of deer with chronic wasting disease.
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