Grim (film)

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Grim
Directed by Paul Matthews
Written byPaul Matthews
Produced byElizabeth Matthews
Starring
CinematographyAlan M. Trow
Edited byPeter H. Matthews
Production
company
Peakviewing [1]
Distributed byA-Pix Entertainment, Inc.
Release date
  • 13 February 1996 (1996-02-13) [2]
Running time
86 minutes [3]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£1 million [4]

Grim is a 1996 horror film directed by Paul Matthews.

Contents

Plot

In the town of Woodland Hills, Virginia, residents are being eaten by troll like creature known as a Grim.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in the Spring of 1995 at the Clearwell Caves at Clearwell in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. [2] [5]

Release

Breeders was released direct-to-video on 13 February 1996. [2]

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  5. Bonacci, Ognjen (2004). "Ponor". In Gunn, John (ed.). Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1282–1284. ISBN   978-1-57958-399-6.