A teenager's infatuation with the new bad boy at school leads him onto a dark path.
Direction
Carter Smith's Sundance breakout—he went on to The Ruins.
Practical Effects
Those bugs are REAL, baby. Method acting for insects.
Cinematography
Sweaty, claustrophobic 16mm that reeks of teenage summer.
Director
Carter Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carter Smith made this for $40K after winning a short film contest; it premiered at Sundance 2006 and launched his feature career.
A landmark in queer horror—released when positive gay teen representation was rare, yet refuses to sanitize desire into something 'healthy.'
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