4.5/5 stars

As the franchise transitioned into direct-to-video releases, the focus shifted from the random travelers to the history of the villains themselves, specifically the "Odet" family. Wrong Turn 4: The Beginning attempted to give an origin story, showing the mutants as children in a sanatorium.

A member of The Foundation is gutted in a fight. But the kill isn’t the moment. comes after: One of the survivors, torn between mercy and cruelty, pours a flask of whiskey into the man’s open abdominal cavity. The man screams, rolls in the mud, and dies in agony. It’s a slow, sadistic moment that bridges the old franchise’s gore with the new film’s psychological edge.

Directed by Joe Lynch, this sequel went meta, setting the carnage on a reality TV show called The Ultimate Survivalist . It is widely considered the fan favorite due to Henry Rollins’ manic performance as the ex-marine host, Dale Murphy.