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Director Scott Cooper’s horror film stars Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, and Jeremy T. Thomas. Produced by Guillermo del Toro, it revolves around a small-town Oregon teacher’s suspicion that one of her students is harboring a dark, ominous, and mysterious secret. She and her brother, the town sheriff, eventually discover that the enigmatic boy is fraternizing with a terrifying wendigo-like creature.