‘It’s hunting season’
Animal Among Us is a 2019 American horror film directed by John Woodruff from a screenplay by Jonathan Murphy.
The Hollow Tree Productions-Mr. Lion Productions movie stars Larisa Oleynik, Heather Tom, Erin Daniels and Christian Oliver.
Plot:
Fifteen years ago, two teenage girls were murdered at Merrymaker Camp. The case was filed an animal attack, the camp was condemned and the killer never found – but something horrific still waits in those woods…
Reviews [click on links to read more]:
” …it didn’t feel like there was a real “monster”. Yet that is perhaps just further evidence of how the film manages to subvert genre expectations, while also shamelessly seeking to deliver a throwback to the eighties. That’s not an easy task to pull off, and if Woodruff doesn’t manage it perfectly, the hits are more frequent than the misses.” Film Blitz
“The film was directed by John Woodruff, who is making his debut. However the direction is flat, there’s no tension at all in the scenes and it simply is not scary at all […] Animal Among Us is not the worst film I’ve seen where someone or something in the woods is attacking people. It’s certainly not as bad as the terrible Primal Rage. But it’s hardly a ringing endorsement.” The Grump of Horror
” …we have the screenplay by Jonathan Murphy; full of twists and turns, unique takes on well-established tropes, and impossible to fully guess upon first viewing… this is a narrative that holds on to the viewer and takes them on one hell of a suspenseful ride. Adding to that is the skillful directing of John Woodruff who ensures the story never stalls…” Horror Fuel
“Structurally, Animal Among Us is fairly solid, but it fails on so many other levels that the narrative’s skeleton doesn’t amount to anything. You can have a great outline for an essay, but until its actually written and fleshed out with good content, it’s nothing. Very little works as a whole and the things that are actually decent aren’t good enough to support any one aspect of the film.” Killer Horror Critic
“A bit of confusion in logic in our lead female characters drag a would-be creature feature out of the woods and into a soap opera at the end of Christian Olivier’s over-the-top character. Not even Alex Mack can save this case. The bright side of these dark woods is Burl Wolf played by Don Frye.” Without Your Head
Release:
Animal Among Us will be released by Uncork’d Entertainment on VOD and DVD on November 19th 2019.
Cast and characters:
Larisa Oleynik … Anita Bishop – Jessabelle; Ghost Ghirls web series
Heather Tom … Marilyn Bishop – Little Dead Rotting Hood; The Horror Vault Vol.1
Erin Daniels … Christine – Dexter TV series; House of 1000 Corpses
Christian Oliver … Roland Baumgarner – House of Good & Evil
Christine Donlon … Penelope ‘Poppy’ Bishop
Eric Tiede … Wayne
Jasmine Dustin … Kara
Don Frye … Burl Wolf
Jonathan Murphy … The Reporter
Dalex Miller … The Attendant
Camryn Molnar … Caitie
Gracie Young … Violet
John Mercer … Lecture Hall Student
Whitney Davis … Lupita De La Rosa
Jason Stiver … Lecture Hall Student
Filming locations:
Los Angeles, California
Lebanon, Ohio
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