If the wacky gas prices were enough to steer you clear of your friendly, roadside gas mart, how about an evolving porcupine creature firing a Splinter at ya?  When you have had your fill of stealing all your kid's candy, this Halloween weekend, check out this creative horror flick - Splinter.

It will get under your skin

The film begins with a young couple on a quiet road-trip getaway that quickly turns badly, after picking up a young hitchhiker. She isn't looking well, and for good reason ... she is the bait for an escaped convict, who car-nabs them all as hostages for his getaway. Unfortunately for all involved, they stop at a quiet gas station that soon becomes their prison, as some bizarre John Carpenter The Thing - like creature seeks to incorporate the flesh of the foursome to become gawd knows what!

• Seth Belzer, the boyfriend - Paulo Costanzo (best-known as Joey's nephew on the Friends spin-off Joey and Rubin in the hilarious film Road Trip, Dr. Dolittle 3, Josie and the Pussycats film, PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal)
• Polly Watt, the girlfriend - Jill Wagner (my favorite on-the-scene host of this summer's game show Wipeout, Larrin in Stargate: Atlantis, and one of my surprising favs in Blade: The Series as Krista Starr)
• Lacey Belisle, hitchhiker - newcomer, Rachel Kerbs
• Dennis Farell, escaped convict - Shea Whigham (First Snow, Ghost Stories tv series, and working his butt off in a bunch of upcoming films, including The Killing Room and Creek)
• Sheriff Terri Frankel - Laurel Whitsett (Premonition, Not Like Everyone Else)
• Blake Sherman Jr. - Charles Baker (in the upcoming Fright Flick)

Check out the Official Website for the film - Splinter - with links to all the goodies, including various Cable OnDemand services that YOU may have (for some odd friggin' reason DirecTV is not among them ... grrr) to watch the whole film RIGHT NOW in all it's High Def glory (which I think is very, very wrong to watch Horror films in HD ... just TOO much info for my eyes!!!):

http://www.splinterfilm.com

For Director Toby Wilkin's Blog, visit:

http://splinter.tumblr.com/

Release Date: October 31, 2008 - Halloween