# Animal (2014)

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**Runtime**: 82 min
**Genres**: Thriller, Horror
**Directed by**: Brett Simmons
**Written by**: Catherine Trillo, Thommy Hutson
**Starring**: Joey Lauren Adams, Elizabeth Gillies, Paul Iacono, Thorsten Kaye, Amaury Nolasco, Keke Palmer

> *Fear Lives in the Dark.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Dark woods summer night a snapped twig 
Friends trapped in cabin 
A low-budget thriller unfolds.

**Mood tags**: dread, raw

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