By Pierce Brenner
Staff Writer

Rating: 4.5/5 Paws

A group of girlfriends have a tradition in which they go on a different adventure every year; this year, it’s cave-diving in North Carolina. However, what starts out as a fun vacation takes a turn for the worse when the women find a group of cannibals living in the caves. Trapped and isolated, they must find a way out before they all get killed.

That simple description does not do The Descent  justice. But make no mistake; it is the scariest movie I have ever seen. After the first 15 minutes give the necessary exposition, the movie shifts into a thrilling horror film and never lets you out of its grasp. There’s hardly a moment where you aren’t in a state of fear.

When the tension is piled on, it is piled on, with the girls’ nightmares becoming yours. In the tradition of great horror, the lighting, music and even the claustrophobic cave itself all come together to create one very successful package.