Tonderai creates a rustic, moody atmosphere, but more importantly, he never lets his underlying message slip away.

I wish there had been more commentary on class and the sort of "city vs. rural folks," and maybe less of the gore that didn't really seem to achieve much purpose.

Has such a strong beginning, but winds up being a bit of a disappointment.

What at first appears to be voodoo version of Stephen King's Misery soon descends into a repetitive, by-the-numbers thriller with a clunky and contrived climax.