Abominable (2006 film)

Starring Matt McCoy, Jeffrey Combs, Lance Henriksen, Rex Linn, Dee Wallace, Phil Morris, Paul Gleason and Haley Joel.

The film follows paraplegic widower Preston Rogers (McCoy) as he moves back into the remote cabin where he and his now-deceased wife once lived.

Farmers Billy and Ethel Hoss are terrorized in the middle of the night by a giant figure that kills their horse and dog and leaves large footprints in their yard.

The next day, paraplegic wheelchair user Preston Rogers goes to a secluded cottage in the woods with his home care nurse Otis.

A group of women named Karen, Michelle, C.J., Tracy, and Amanda arrive to stay in the cabin next door for a bachelorette party.

Though Deputy McBride wants to check on Preston despite disbelieving his claim, his superior Sheriff Halderman is flippant and refuses to allow him to do so.

He receives a dismissive email response from Halderman, and then screams out the window to warn the remaining women next door.

At the cabins, McBride discovers the creature has vanished, while Halderman leads the rest of his men into the woods.

Ryan Schifrin had actors Matt McCoy and Jeff Combs in mind when writing the script.

[3] The scene where Hoss, Ziegler and Buddy are killed was filmed over a year after principal photography had concluded.

[7] On February 13, 2018, it was announced that the film would be released for the first time on Blu-ray collector's edition by MVD Rewind.

[9] Metacritic gave the movie a weighted average score of 31 out of 100 based on 6 critics, which corresponds to "generally unfavorable reviews".

[10] Jeremy Wheeler from AllMovie gave the film a positive review, writing, "what really makes Abominable such a fun ride is its willingness to let loose with the bloody Bigfoot carnage."

While conceding that the pace was a little slow the reviewer claimed "it a killer Bigfoot movie, which is something that I haven't seen often enough, but it was also a well written and executed one.

"[12] Mark L. Miller of Ain't It Cool News gave it a positive review, having especially enjoyed the design of the creature.

[13] Maitland MacDonagh from TV Guide called the film "an old-fashioned monster movie that relies more on genuine suspense than bare breasts and blood".