Totem

A grim blend of family loyalty and supernatural dread that aims for fresh emotional stakes but stumbles in execution.

• Centers on a teenager’s desperate fight to shield her family, offering a rare motivation-driven horror narrative.
• Delivers unsettling atmosphere with hints of folk horror, though uneven pacing undercuts tension.
• Practical effects work is modest but effective, favoring mood over spectacle.
• Best suited for viewers curious about horror’s emotional core, despite its rough edges and narrative flaws.