The Detour -

The Detour -

Considered a masterpiece of low-budget "B-movies," directed by Edgar G. Ulmer [18, 32].

: Panicked, Al steals the dead man's identity. He later picks up a hitchhiker named Vera, who recognizes the car and blackmails him, leading to a spiral of accidental deaths and inevitable doom [18, 22, 32].

: The story explores Livvy's unlikability, her past as a victim of bullying, and her struggle to survive her captors [3, 17]. The Sci-Fi Novel by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart (2026)

Since "The Detour" refers to several popular stories across different media, I've broken down the most prominent versions for you.

: A crew of six—including astronauts and unlikely civilians like a graffiti artist—travels to Saturn’s moon Titan to find a new home for humanity as Earth faces climate collapse [11].