''The Retreat'' is a 2020 American
horror film
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
written and directed by Bruce Wemple.
Set in the
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of upstate New York, the film stars Grant Schumacher as Gus, a man who, during a winter backpacking trip with his friend Adam (Dylan Grunn), finds himself tormented by a
wendigo.
''The Retreat'' was released on
DVD
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and
video on demand
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on November 10, 2020.
Cast
Reception
Dakota Dahl of
''Rue Morgue'' magazine called the film "a pretty fun
psychological thriller/
monster movie mashup", and wrote that "While the monster scenes are hit or miss, the film's slippery grip on reality can be fun, especially for anyone who has dabbled in
hallucinogens before."
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American horror films
2020 films
2020 horror films
American psychological thriller films
2020 psychological thriller films
American monster movies
2020s monster movies
Films set in New York (state)
Films set in forests
Films about drugs
Wendigos in popular culture
Films based on Native American mythology
2020s English-language films
2020s American films