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She finds one of her companions, but hes mortally wounded and dies within minutes.

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The need to leave this place soon becomes more urgent.

(Also found: a book of scary campfire stories, offering a charming bit of foreshadowing.)

Loud noises in the middle of the night wake her up.

She buries her friend, but his body goes missing in the morning.

And whats with that half-eaten shark that washed ashore?

As Jennifer runs and hides from whatever that thing is, director J.D.

Dillard uses mostly darkness and sound to convey the terror of the situation.

Meanwhile, some evocative bits of imagery deepen our sense of unease.

They seem like simple little snapshots but she soon sees that there may be something more to them.

And its all done in 82 diamond-sharp minutes.

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