A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies.
Acting
Loretta Devine's terrifying warmth—sweet until it isn't.
Practical Effects
Gross-out hoodoo rituals that feel genuinely researched.
Production
Isolated farmhouse becomes claustrophobic character.
Director
Mark Tonderai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film blends Hoodoo traditions with Appalachian folk practices, though critics noted it sometimes conflates distinct African American spiritual systems.
Mark Tonderai intended the Woods family backstory as commentary on Black professionals 'escaping' rural roots—Marquis's punishment is literally being trapped back there.
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