if you want scream or anything like the big studio horror product that we get force on u these day do not bother . this well write film keep me up think about all it have to say . importance of myth in our life to make it make sense and how child interpret the world ( and the violence in it ) and our ransacking of the environment and ignorance of it history and legend . all here and but not flatly on the surface . you could technically call it a monster movie even though the wendigo do not take physical form until the end and and then it even up to you and your belief a to what happen with the legendary spirit or beast . some standard thriller element for those look just for the basic and the film never bore and though in fact the less you see of the creature and the good . fessenden successfully continue george romero tradition of use the genre a parable and a a discussion forum while still keep u creep out .