A Creature Was Stirring

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A Creature Was Stirring

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Released Dec 8, 2023

1h 40m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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As a Christmas blizzard rages outside, Faith, a nurse, keeps her daughter Charm locked in her room, injected with "holiday cheer," methadone, to sustain a delicately balanced fever--"treatment" for a mysterious affliction. When drifters Kory and Liz break in seeking shelter, they quickly discover that Faith's relationship with Charm stretches the limits of dysfunction, and both of them are concealing the malevolent fifth houseguest lurking in the shadows. Hint: it ain't Santa.

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The ending is a bit disappointing/deceiving for those who would be hoping for something different, but the overall effect of the film works and makes it something to check out even outside of the Holiday season.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 12, 2024

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

A Creature Was Stirring feels as though it has something deeper to say, but never seems to find the cohesion and narrative direction to say it. There is a sadness too as the film ends with another holiday seasonal horror missing the mark.

Jan 12, 2024

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Cody Leach

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There's an ambitious idea buried somewhere in here. Unfortunately, it's covered in the rubble of a cripplingly low budget and over-ambitious screenplay. What could have been a crafty Christmas creature-feature becomes a confusing addiction commentary.

Rated: 1.75/5

Dec 20, 2023

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Strong performances and impressively unique practical effects earn A Creature Was Stirring a slight recommendation, but an 11th hour reveal threatens to collapse the whole endeavor.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 20, 2023

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

The film has a great cast, direction, set pieces, creature design, and holiday lighting, but first time screenwriter Shannon Wells' ending torpedoes the whole thing. It's worth checking out, but oof.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 15, 2023

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Christian Valentin

Spectrum Culture

While smartly relying more on its performance and chemistry than creature carnage or gore (although what’s here is suitably grisly), A Creature Was Stirring can’t overcome the limitations that constantly undercut the promise of its title.

Dec 13, 2023

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Alicja J

It's the weirdest movie I've ever seen.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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Andrew Y

This is an atmospheric & metaphoric movie. Not scary, nor gory-- but filmed in a surreal setting that feels like a dreamscape. In that sense I liked it. I don't need a perfect story to appreciate the "feel" of a movie. And this delivered a definite vibe.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Jay W

Probably the worst movie Ive seen this year!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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Mike M

Wow - this was dreadful. Not in the sense that "dread" is part of the viewing experience and an essential ingredient of a well made horror film, but "dread" in the sense of being seriously bad. It was difficult to stay awake at times listening to the mind numbing dialogue and lack of action as it just dragged on and on....and on. And then when the creature did appear, it had the shock factor of a hairy shadow. The script was terrible, the plot an incoherent mess full of holes, and the engagement factor nil.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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chip a

How this film ever got a budget is some kind of miracle. Waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/22/23

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cry

this... this movie was phenomenal. a true master peice. the cinematography was beautiful. by FAR the best movie ever made. I recommend this to anyone who has a PASSION for cinema. truly amazing work. this was so beautiful it made me tear up. thank you for this true masterpiece. god bless america.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/23

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Faith

Annalise Basso

Charm

Scout Taylor-Compton

Liz

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As a Christmas blizzard rages outside, Faith, a nurse, keeps her daughter Charm locked in her room, injected with "holiday cheer," methadone, to sustain a delicately balanced fever--"treatment" for a mysterious affliction. When drifters Kory and Liz break in seeking shelter, they quickly discover that Faith's relationship with Charm stretches the limits of dysfunction, and both of them are concealing the malevolent fifth houseguest lurking in the shadows. Hint: it ain't Santa.

Director: Damien LeVeck
Producer: Aaron B. Koontz, Damien LeVeck, Natalie LeVeck, Vladislav Severtsev
Screenwriter: Shannon Wells
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: Skubalon, Paper Street Pictures
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Bloody Images|Language|Drug Content|Violence)
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2023
Runtime: 1h 40m

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