Charles Baker, Jill Wagner, Laurel Whitsett

A young couple retreats to the wilderness for a romantic camping weekend, but their idyll is shattered when they are car-jacked by an escaped convict and his girlfriend on the run from the police. As...( read more  read more... ) the foursome travel the back roads together, each plotting their next move, they find themselves in deeper trouble than any of them could have imagined--a blood-crazed, parasitic creature that absorbs the corpses of its victims has laid claim to the woods, and the two couples are now in its sights. Finding shelter at an abandoned gas station, they must use their wits and every weapon at their disposal to stave off the onslaught, not only from the insatiable creature, but also each other.

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R, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Toby Wilkins

Release Date: October 31, 2008

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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009

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  • October 20, 2009
    Seth Belzer: [after watching the parasite tear a police officer apart] It ah... it took half of her.

    A very generic horror tale that follows a good amount of formula and some cheesy cliches, but its made well enough for a low budget horror creeper flick.

    Trapped in an isola...( read more)ted gas station by a hungry and never before seen splinter parasite that transforms its still living victims into deadly hosts. A young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive. How did these characters all wind up in this situation? A young couple was on there way to a camping trip, saw a hitchhiker, and of course became hostages of a gun toting man and his druggie girlfriend. They hit something in the middle of the road while driving, turns out to be something deadlier than they could have imagined. The car soon overheats, leading them to the abandoned gas station, where they become trapped.

    I know its a low budget film, but the editing style bugged me. It was clearly handled to not reveal too much of the creature effects that would be lacking otherwise, and at times that works, but, especially in the opening sequence, it just set me on a path for what to expect to see in this movie.

    The actors are actually good enough, even if their characters are pretty stale, although the ideas and choices that are made do justice to common logic and not stupid ideas. And I can never get enough out of the idea that someone is of course qualified to identify some new creature scientifically. Certainly if the film didn't have so much of a serious tone, I could be more forgiving.

    Now, I found this film decent enough. The gore factor and creativity of the creature in question does work. However, I just really hope this doesn't lead to me seeing annoying direct-to-DVD sequals being churned out.

    Dennis Farell: Jesus lady, help can't even help us.
  • June 2, 2009
    Decent horror film, but also a forgettable one. Not at all scary or intense, wasn't as gory as I hoped it would be, and not much of a back-story at all. What I liked about it were the characters and performances, and I liked the creature effects and the creature's strange abiliti...( read more)es it had on the human body(very creative). It seems like they didn't use any CG either from what I can remember. If they used CG, then they did one hell of a job covering it up. I'm not a big fan of CG, and I like how this movie kept it old school. The movie moved along quickly as well, and it never became boring. And damn was this a short movie! But that's about it. I wish there was more. But for a low budget horror movie, I have to say, this is one of the better ones. Unfortunately though, it's really not a memorable movie either.

    For me, it was good for a onetime viewing only.

  • May 6, 2009
    Solid if unoriginal low budget horror gem that deserves props for going so far on so little budget. A fun beastie that allows for many amusing homages to other films.
  • April 26, 2009
    Poor man's 'The Thing'. Boring and predictable.
  • April 14, 2009
    A nice little horror film that knows its genre and more importantly, its limits. Splinter shoves the action into a very confined and isolated place. Gives us just a few characters, and then lets the monster loose. The splintery monster is very original in look and movement. Imagi...( read more)ne your bones just start to bend and snap. It's pretty grim stuff. The director cleverly uses shaky cam to up the frantic action and disguise any glaring make-up or effects. The film also has some good characters and very good acting. The pair of couples seem to really have some chemistry and the bonds between people grow. It's a short film and doesn't have any, sit down to get the know the character moments, all this is done through and amidst the action and horror. Certainly worth a watch.
  • November 8, 2009
    A surprise find, liked some of the ideas presented in the film. If there is sequels and there probably will be the next one should involve a few more locations and a few more characters. A good low budget horror that needed a little more gore.
  • November 5, 2009
    Loved it this one it has everything you want in a horror movie I just got the DVD and I watched it twice the first day I got it the casting was great the story was great this is a perfect gross out flick if you like slither you will fall in love with this one BUY IT
  • October 26, 2009
    FINALLY, a horror film where the characters know what they're doing. Most horror films I've seen, the characters just stood there screaming at the top of their lungs when something terrifying was going on, but that's not what happened in this. I just simply LOVED it!
    SEE-IT!
  • October 22, 2009
    It's basically The Thing set at a gas station. But who wouldn't want to see The Thing set at a gas station?

    This Guy Over Here picks this as one of the Best Films of the 2000s
  • October 19, 2009
    Great idea for a movie.
    Alot like John Carpenters 'The Thing', but had its own type of twist on things and it wasnt an alien lol.
    The infected victims were done great and the idea of the parasite was very good indeed. A little lack of storyline in this but the point of the movi...( read more)e gets itself across very well.
    Some very good acting in this film from what i would call an unknowen cast. Good movie worth watching, pluse alot of gore

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  • rbevanx
    May 23, 2009
    Awful film I want my 2.50 and 78 mins back lol.
  • sbenalber
    April 15, 2009
    splinter is so amazing movie horor....i like dis movie verymuch....hehehe....
  • Muktidaya
    January 25, 2009
    bull shit.

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