The Traveler is a 2010 American–Canadian direct-to-video horror film directed by Michael Oblowitz written by Joseph C. Muscat, and starring Val Kilmer and Dylan Neal.

Kilmer plays a stranger who walks into a small town's police station, confesses to murder, and is interrogated by detective Alexander Black (Neal).

Detective Black then stabs his daughter's golden-metal pen inside his own ears to avoid hearing the stranger's confession.

[3] John Marrone of Bloody Disgusting rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it "a decent horror flick" that has been unfairly criticized.

[4] Gordon Sullivan of DVD Verdict called it a predictable and boring film that is comparable to the early, weaker X-Files episodes.

[5] Todd Rigney of Beyond Hollywood called it "a fetid slice of supernatural tomfoolery that will insult your intelligence every chance it gets.