I was going to watch Elmer Gantry but it's no longer available on Amazon Prime so I watched Splinter on Hulu instead. I didn't have super high expectations so I was pleasantly surprised.A biology PhD candidate (Paulo Costanzo) and his outdoorsy girlfriend (Jill Wagner) are taken hostage by an escaped convict (Shea Whigam) and his tweaker girlfriend (Rachel Kerbs). They get trapped in a gas station when a parasitic lifeform threatens all their lives.
I was thinking this would be like a zombie-infection type thing but it's more like Slither without the humor. That description makes it sound lesser, and it's not. It's just definitely not a comedy. The small cast and isolated location ramp up the tension and the creature effects, a mix of practical and CGI, are very good. I also really liked how characters' weren't just one-note. They showed growth and didn't rely overmuch on archetypes like Tough Girl, Weak Nerd, Dumb Beefneck. Not once did I want to scream "you fucking idiot" at the screen and I can't say that about all horror movies.
Like I said, it's streaming on Hulu so get into the October mood and say it with me now: Fuck Camping!
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