The Tunnel Stalker or simply named as "Stalker" is the main antagonist of the 2011 Australian found-footage monster horror film The Tunnel.
A journalist named Natasha sets off into the abandoned train tunnels of Sydney, Australia, to uncover the explanation behind the cancellation of a government project, only to discover a creature that inhabits the tunnels.
Appearance
The Tunnel Stalker is a tall, emaciated humanoid with light-colored skin, a gaunt face, and two small, glowing eyes. While the rest of its body is unseen, it appears that it wears dirty rags and is taller than an average man.
Powers and Abilities
The Tunnel Stalker possesses the following powers and abilities:
- Superhuman Strength: The monster is capable to carry and drag a human adult with little effort. It can also knock down three grown adults with a single movement.
- Superhuman Speed: The Stalker is unable to get correctly sighted, making it impossible to have a clean visual of it's full appearance. It has been shown several times the creature's speed can easily surpass an average human adult. It can also abduct an average size man in a few seconds.
- Night Vision: The monster's vision seems to be adapted to the darkness, capable to completely see in pitch-black locations and easily track down it's victims.
- Experienced Stalker: The creature's speed, combined with it's night vision and superhuman strength makes it unpredictable and makes it's stalking methods dangerous.
Fate
The creature remains alive at the end of the film.
Trivia
- The creature was played by Goran D. Kleut.
- The Stalker's name is never mentioned in the film and is only credited as "Stalker" in the end credits.
- When the creature attempted to drag Peter (one of the protagonists), Steve (friend of Peter) used his flashlight on the monster and made it run away. The group concluded the monster's weakness is none other than light.
- the tunnels were used as air raid shelters in the 1940s for world war 2
Photo Gallery
A brief moment of the Stalker's full appearance.