Director: Declan O'Brien A prequel that goes nowhere. A group of friends gets lost during a snowstorm and takes shelter in an abandoned sanitarium—which, of course, is where the cannibals were born. The logic is nonsensical, but the kill scenes are outrageously creative (including a man being pureed face-first into a woodchipper).
Director: Valeri Milev The black sheep. This entry adds a bizarre incestuous backstory involving a hidden hot spring resort and a lost heir to the cannibal fortune. It’s drenched in sexual violence and bizarre plotting. Most fans pretend this one is a wrong turn best not taken. Wrong Turn 5 Sex Scene
Director: Declan O'Brien The franchise begins its slide into pure grindhouse. A group of prisoners and their guards crash in the woods, leading to a "hunted vs. hunter" plot. It’s mean-spirited and cheap, but memorable for introducing a more organized, almost tactical cannibal society. Director: Declan O'Brien A prequel that goes nowhere
