The Ruins

Wow, I didn't think this would be a new favorite considering I'd seen the movie a couple of times and thought it was just okay, but truly I loved this!!! Whenever I go into this type of survival horror, I expect to have a visceral reaction to it and this was exactly that. The body horror was top notch and the fact we're giving insight into our four main characters rather than being told from a single perspective raised the stakes and I was engaged throughout.

A lot was changed in the movie so I wanted so badly to know what would happen. It reminded me of Nick Cutter's The Troop, which is another one of my favorite books. So, yeah, a new favorite for sure.