

In the desert area of Hat Creek, cows are found partially devoured and the farmers believe that a wolf is attacking the cattle. The alcoholic Sheriff Annie Flynn is called by the local farmer Rob Horn to witness the remains of an animal to request reimbursement from the government and for an accident with a tank truck that is blocking the road.
Practical Effects
The creature design is genuinely ambitious for this budget tier.
Acting
Emmanuelle Vaugier commits harder than the script deserves.

Director
Matthew Leutwyler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Matthew Leutwyler made this between Dead & Breakfast and The Last Word, cementing his niche in mid-budget genre films.
This rode the wave of 'desert monster' movies post-Tremors, though it premiered at Slamdance rather than theaters — a telling distribution fate.