Animal Among Us
Animal Among Us

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Animal Among Us

2019
Movie
89 min
English

Fifteen years ago, two teenage girls were murdered at Merrymaker Campgrounds. The case was filed an animal attack, the camp was condemned and the killer never found - but something horrific still waits in those woods.

Insights

IMDb3.9/10
Director: John MurlowskiGenres: Horror, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of friends on a camping trip are terrorized by a mysterious creature. As they try to escape, they uncover a dark secret about the creature and its connection to the local town. The film builds suspense as the friends must fight for their survival against a relentless and terrifying predator.

Critical Reception

Animal Among Us received generally negative reviews from critics, who often cited its predictable plot, underdeveloped characters, and derivative nature as major flaws. While some appreciated its attempts at creating a classic monster movie atmosphere, the execution was widely considered lacking.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film struggles with a derivative plot that fails to offer anything new to the horror genre.

  • Critics found the creature effects and overall execution to be underwhelming.

  • The pacing and character development were often criticized as being insufficient.

Google audience: Audience reception for Animal Among Us appears to be largely negative, with viewers commonly expressing disappointment in the film's execution and originality.

Fun Fact

The film was shot on a relatively low budget, which some reviewers noted contributed to its less-than-polished visual effects.

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2 reviews
Wuchak

Wuchak

_**Underrated summer camp mystery/slasher**_ A summer camp in the northeastern USA is reopening after it was shutdown 15 years earlier due to the mysterious deaths of a couple girls. The author of the book that made the camp famous is in...

Gimly

Gimly

_Animal Among Us_ is a bad movie, no point beating around the bush on that one. But it's the sort of thing that had some notions at play, which, with a lot of work, and money, could have been... Maybe not good, but at least better. _Fin...