

10 minutes. One wrong turn. Something ancient is watching.
A high school student and his sister get lost on the backroads coming home from school. However, they soon realize they are not alone in the countryside.
Direction
Hanes wrings maximum dread from empty fields.
Cinematography
Golden hour beauty that curdles into menace.
Sound
Silence and cicadas do heavy lifting.

Director
Charlie Hanes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in rural Kentucky during actual golden hour—crew had 12 minutes per day for key exterior shots.
The creature design was achieved through practical silhouette work and negative space—no CGI in the final reveal.