Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort
Directed by Valeri Milev
- horror
The story
A sudden and mysterious inheritance brings Danny and his friends to Hobb Springs, a forgotten resort deep in the West Virginia hills. Hobb Springs is being looked after under the watchful care of Jackson and Sally, a socially awkward couple who introduce Danny to the long lost family he's never known. A clan by the name of Hillicker. But soon Danny learns his relatives have a different way of living, that for generations, the Hillickers have observed ancient traditions rooted in cannibalism and other taboo rituals.
What it’s like
Wide, dim woodland shots and lakeside haze give way to the grimy interiors of a decaying mountain resort, with overcast daylight that turns murky and close as the story goes on. The palette leans on mossy greens, rust, and sickly lamplight, and the camera stays fairly conventional, leaning on tight corridor framing and jump-scare cutting. The score is a loud, synth-tinged horror pulse that rises under the dialogue, while the forest is full of rustling leaves and distant, ominous quiet. Its vibe is squalid backwoods dread, a mood better suited to a late-night watch with the lights off than a relaxed evening. The pacing is a steady build toward slasher set pieces, with the emotional register stuck somewhere between nervous curiosity and nasty unease. The people here are outsiders gradually realizing they've wandered into a family with grim, insular customs. Intensity is high: frequent and graphic gore, brutal killings, cannibalism, and disturbing, incest-tinged content that lands as cruel rather than playful. This is for horror fans who like hillbilly-set survival terror, not for anyone seeking gentle viewing.
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