The film’s climax is a masterclass in low-budget horror. By restricting the view to the narrow frame of a camera phone or a camcorder, the director creates a claustrophobic nightmare in a wide-open space. The terror is generated by what is left off-screen—the sounds of howling wind mixed with inhuman vocalizations, and the sheer panic of the subjects as they realize they are being hunted.
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