It makes almost no sense, but it's not a bad watch for the season, and really well-filmed. The cinematography and acting are lovely. Even some of the twists, however predictable.

The parts that made no sense and put me out of the narrative - boys talking about it like it's a myth and yet every year it's publically killed and ripped to pieces in front of everybody ... The boys are given no real weapons and prepare zero strategy (ambush, maybe, anyone?) ... The body count during the hunt is insane, it's a total Purge evening. And the one girl who insists on secretly joining against the rules (I imagine it's to prevent girls getting r*ped and killed), actually wears a skirt during... And that's just the movie. The book never explains how this all started either, how the guild figured out the rules of the sacrifice, or how one cop prevented traumatized teenagers/parents from fleeing, what makes it even worthwhile, since the town isn't even all that well off... The list of weird inconsistencies goes on. But overall, I enjoyed it. Will watch Pumpkinhead next.