Night of the Hunted
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.
Why it matters
A tense, small-scale survival thriller that taps into modern American anxieties through a sniper’s deadly vendetta in the dead of night.
- Gritty, claustrophobic atmosphere channels ‘70s and ‘80s roadside horror with a contemporary political edge.
- Practical tension over spectacle—more cat-and-mouse dread than gore or jump scares.
- For fans of lone survivor narratives and hostage thrillers with a social undercurrent.
- Flawed execution and uneven pacing hold it back, but the unsettling antagonist and real-world echoes give it a pulse.
Director
6 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
29
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
0
Survival
66
