WIND CHILL takes the conventions of the haunted house film and transplants them to a dangerous stretch of road where the unfortunate victims of prior events haunt those unwise enough to drive on it. Director Greg Jacobs's film is the tale of an unnamed young student (Emily Blunt) at a Northeastern College in need of a ride home to Delaware for Christmas break. Deciding to check the ride board she finds a fellow student (Ashton Holmes A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE) going her way though an impending blizzard promises to make their ride treacherous. Very early into their journey he opts for a scenic route only to be run off the road by a reckless driver. Stuck in the snow with no cell phone service the two are forced to get to know each other under the worst circumstances as they learn of the area's frightening history and try to save themselves from perishing in the cold.

A sparkling addition to the realm of holiday-themed fright films WIND CHILL sidesteps gratuitous gore and murderous Santas in...