Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo (1995) movie poster

Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo

1995 ·1h 31m · ★ 4.0 (21)

A duo of gun happy redneck hunters stupidly break a sacred circle in a hunting spree, which releases the deadly wendigo. The wendigo kills many of the hunters gruesomely, leaving the chosen woman and a gun toting idiot to destroy the deadly beast.

Why it matters

A scrappy '90s creature feature that serves up Wendigo folklore with a side of low-budget charm and splattery practical effects.

  • A cult classic for fans of campy, rural-set monster movies where the creature kills in delightfully grisly ways.
  • Practical gore and creature effects lean into ’90s B-movie DIY spirit, with a no-frills approach that’s part charm, part chaos.
  • Delivers a twisted take on Wendigo mythos, tapping into folk horror’s primal fear of nature’s dark corners.
  • Best enjoyed with a crowd that appreciates goofy dialogue and redneck horror tropes as part of the fun, not a flaw.

Horror DNA

Gore
57
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
36
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
67
Cerebral
0
Survival
66

Content Warnings

Body Horror

TMDB Keywords

airplane crashchilisnowwendigowinter

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