The Dyatlov Pass Incident

The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013) is a found-footage horror-thriller from Renny Harlin, ready to watch online on iFILM. Five American film students win a grant to retrace the route where nine Soviet hikers were found dead in the Ural Mountains during the winter of 1959 — a case no one has ever cracked.

The students arrive with cameras, archive files and interviews, trying to piece together what unfolded on the slope of Kholat Syakhl. For a while it plays like an ambitious documentary shoot. Then their instruments go haywire, fresh tracks appear where no one should be, and the group realizes the empty wilderness around them is not empty at all. The closing act swerves hard from real-world mystery into outright science fiction, a turn fans still argue about.

Harlin, who made Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger, trades slow dread for a blunt genre ride shot across cold mountain locations. Worth a look if you're drawn to the genuine Dyatlov Pass legend and don't expect a faithful reconstruction. Stream The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013) online on iFILM.