Bone Snatcher – Das Grauen wartet in der Wüste (2003)

Bone Snatcher – Das Grauen wartet in der Wüste: Directed by Jason Wulfsohn. With Scott Bairstow, Rachel Shelley, Warrick Grier, Patrick Shai. After miners disappear in the Namib Desert, scientists find their remains and seek to find what killed them.

“There is an interesting idea here. It is a sort of weird mix of John Carpenteru0026#39;s The Thing, H.P. Lovecraft with sand thrown in. Lots of sand. For anyone who has seen The Thing and read Lovecraft sand surely doesnu0026#39;t spoil things. It actually makes for an interesting setting that is not too often used in horror. In fact, it is not really used much in any type of movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePerhaps itu0026#39;s the fact that such a featureless landscape is hard to imagine as anything other than dull and certainly not frightening. The typical desert doesnu0026#39;t have many, if any at all, caves or any other crevices and burrows where something awful can hide. So just where does a demon, that can strip someoneu0026#39;s skin clean off their bones hide? Well, youu0026#39;ll just have to watch to find the answer, but unfortunately it is that answer thatu0026#39;ll provide you with a let down. Like I said, the idea is good, but the manner in which it is shown commits one of the cardinal sins of the horror genre and thatu0026#39;s showing too much too quickly. Virtually every horror movie that does so automatically just slips a few notches. It doesnu0026#39;t become frightening. Startling at best, but thatu0026#39;s just not enough. Also, as another letdown is the lack of atmosphere. The cinematography hardly does justice to the setting and it relies too much on the mediocre special effects to cause chills. Predictably, those chills arenu0026#39;t nearly as chilling as they could have been. Also, the film seems to strive a little too far in giving a scientific explanation for the horror. That doesnu0026#39;t affect the film as bad as the other things, but it does take away a good deal of the mystery.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe manner in which is presented that is real down, but the initial idea remains a very good one. Meaning horror fans will want to tune in, if just for that. — 5/10u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRated R for horror images and profanity. Ages 13+”