Rest Stop (2006)

Director
John Shiban

Main cast
Jaimie Alexander; Joey Mendicino; Deanna Russo; Diane Salinger; Curtis Taylor

Genres
Horror, Thriller

Description
The film follows Nicole Carrow, a young woman who is threatened by a maniac serial killer, after her boyfriend Jess, is abducted in a rest stop.


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