
Don't Say Its Name
Directed by Rueben Martell
Produced by Chaos, a Film Company, Vortex Productions
A dark supernatural horror film grounded in Indigenous mythology, where a vengeful spirit born from grief and environmental desecration hunts a small northern town.
After environmental activist Kharis Redwater is called back to the living world by her mother Mary Lynn after a questionable “accident” that cost Kharis her life, an ancient spirit is reborn outside of a small northern town out of revenge for the loss of her daughter’s life. Kharis returns as a Wheetago, a ferocious creature that only gets hungrier the more it eats. Can an ex-military Park Ranger, Stacy Cole, and Police Officer, Betty Stonechild, call back their traditional teachings to stop Kharis before she continues to feed on all who get in her way?
Questions people ask
Is Don't Say Its Name scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Don't Say Its Name easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Don't Say Its Name violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is Don't Say Its Name sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does Don't Say Its Name end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Don't Say Its Name
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Don't Say Its Name
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Don't Say Its Name, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Don't Say Its Name, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Don't Say Its Name, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

























































