Screams of a Winter Night

Screams of a Winter Night

In the shadow of evil, in the echo of sins. In the icy stare of moonlight, our ghostly tale begins.

Directed by James L. Wilson

Produced by Full Moon Pictures

1979118 min4.7 / 10

A 1979 supernatural anthology horror film that uses a cabin-in-the-woods setting and nested storytelling to build dread around a malevolent spirit and the sins of the past.

Ten college friends take a winter weekend camping trip to Lake Durand. The group holes up in an old cabin where the original owners were once found dead, with local Native Americans suspecting they were the victims of a spirit called Shataba. As the group nestles in for the night, they start telling each other scary stories.

Questions people ask

  • Is Screams of a Winter Night scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Screams of a Winter Night end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Screams of a Winter Night easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Screams of a Winter Night sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Screams of a Winter Night violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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