After the death of their father, two brothers decide to travel to hunt and strengthen their bonds. However, they are surprised when they themselves see the prey of a deadly creature that roams the desert.
Practical Effects
Creature design punches above its weight for the budget.
Acting
Mitch Pileggi lends unexpected gravitas as the professor.
Director
Tyler Bourns
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in just 18 days in the Mojave Desert with temperatures exceeding 110°F; the cast's genuine exhaustion in survival scenes is method acting by necessity.
Bourns cited 1950s atomic monster films and 1970s Australian outback horror as dual influences—the creature's design subtly echoes both the Gill-man and the Razorback boar.
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