Hellcat ending, explained

Waking up in a stranger's moving vehicle is anybody's idea of a nightmare, and it's exactly how we meet Lena (Dakota Gorman) in Hellcat .

But it's not where we leave her.

Writer/director Brock Bodell's feature film debut careens through 90 minutes of nail-biting threats, leading to a wild conclusion that will have you howling.

The spoiler of it all has had critics finding ways to describe the film without giving anything away .

"Over and over, critics danced around the secret at the heart of the film, but none would reveal it," Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko writes in her spoiler-free review .

"Now, having seen Hellcat, I understand not only the secret it keeps but also why my friends and colleagues kept mum." SEE ALSO: 'Hellcat' review: Abduction horror gets sensationally hairy But now, the film is out on Shudder , and we can talk about it.

What happens at the end of Hellcat, and what does it all mean? We recommend watching the film first, then coming back here for the analysis.

Because major spoilers ahead.

What is Hellcat about? Dakota Gorman as Lena in "Hellcat." Credit: Shudder In a truly horrific scenario, Nashville woman Lena finds herself trapped in the trailer of a man who introduces himself — through an intercom embedded in a taxidermied coyote head — as Clive (Todd Terry).

"You've been infected," Clive says, and he's right.

Lena has a wound on her upper arm, and from it spreads black veins indicating infection.

He insists he's a "good" and "honest man" who found Lena wounded at her campsite, bandaged her wounds, and confined her in his trailer.

Lena doesn't remember what brought her to this place, so all she has to go on is Clive's narrative and what she finds in the camper.

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