Authenticity. Ithaqua oozes authenticity. In an era where low-budget films can't afford the real thing, and big studio projects use digital effects or even (shudder... AI...) to make the movie magic happen, director Casey Walker delivered a movie that feels tangibly real. It's cold because it truly is Hoth-level cold outside. Walker's labor of love, which took 14 years from concept to cinema, delivers one of the best horror films in a growingly stacked year for genre films. Casey was generous to share his thoughts on his movie with The Scariest Things.