Practical Effects
Gore effects punch above the budget weight class.
Acting
Katherine Evans commits harder than the script deserves.
Director
R. Trevor Griffiths
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Calgary in 18 days with a crew of mostly first-timers; the 'prank' title was distributor-mandated, original was 'The Invitation.'
Part of the 2015-2018 micro-budget rape-revenge wave that responded to #MeToo before it had a hashtag—messy, angry, and deeply unfundable by studios.
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