Something Beneath
Something Beneath

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Something Beneath

2007
Movie
90 min
English

When a mysterious black slime oozes up from the plumbing to infiltrate a new conference center, it causes attendees at an environmental convention who come in contact with it to have horrific hallucinations and nightmarish visions of past tragedies. Environmentalist priest Father Douglas Middleton must team up with conference coordinator Khali Spence to stop the slime -- or die trying.

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IMDb4.7/10
Director: David WinningGenres: Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Plot Summary

A group of students on a field trip to a remote lake discover that the local legends about a monstrous creature lurking beneath the water are terrifyingly real. As the creature begins to hunt them, they must find a way to survive and escape the deadly depths.

Critical Reception

Something Beneath received a generally negative reception from critics, who often cited its predictable plot, uninspired creature effects, and uneven pacing. While some acknowledged the effort to create suspense, most found it to be a forgettable entry in the creature-feature genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film struggles with underdeveloped characters and a derivative storyline.

  • Creature effects are often unconvincing, detracting from potential scares.

  • Pacing issues and a lack of genuine tension make it a slow watch.

Google audience: Audience reviews for Something Beneath are scarce, but those available generally reflect a disappointment with the film's execution, particularly its special effects and predictable narrative, leading to a low overall audience score.

Fun Fact

The film was originally developed as part of a Syfy Channel original movie block, which often produced lower-budget genre films for television broadcast.

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Wuchak

Wuchak

_**Decent creature feature with Kevin Sorbo, similar to “Phantoms”**_ An Episcopalian priest (Kevin Sorbo) leads an ecological conference at a new mountain resort, but some kind of mysterious black oil infects the people, causing halluci...