The Roost (with Prey), Ti West, 2005

West's first feature length foray into horror, The Roost has an undernourished narrative and is noticeably hamstrung budgetarily, but nonetheless showcases the director's deft handling of real-world thrills. Likewise, West's student film Prey (included in The Roost's DVD issue) is a more than capable execution of a single, terror-filled sequence.