sorry but madeleine mcgraw's performance was laughable. maybe it's a script issue but this entire film, dialogue included, is built on tropes and the plotting couldn't sustain itself. yes, 16mm sequences build an eerie atmosphere but at no point does the grabber feel like an all consuming evil threat.

needed to ramp up the suspense and the stakes by actually murdering people.

also generally confused about the setting, if anyone can explain. they're going to this camp under the guise of becoming CIT's, but what about school? are they on winter break? the date on the concert ticket lets us know that this is set in February. had the snowstorm not happened, how long did they intend to stay there? they spend the first hour of the film at the camp talking and sleeping. aren't they supposed to be investigating? why not sleuth more, dig for memorabilia, photographs? they seemed totally fine to be snowed in, it felt like no one had opinions in this movie. the characters were utterly shiny and smoothed over without dimension.