Live Animals (film)

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Live Animals
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Directed by Jeremy Benson
Produced by Jeremy Benson
Jeanette Comans
Mark Williams
Written by Mark Williams
Jeremy Benson
Starring John Still
Christian Walker
Jeanette Comans
Music by Brock Manchester
Cinematography Ryan Parker
Edited by Kurt Manchester Jr.
Release date
  • October 26, 2008 (2008-10-26)(Hollywood Film Festival)
Running time
84 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Live Animals is a 2008 American horror film starring John Still, Christian Walker, and Jeanette Comans and co-written, produced and directed by Jeremy Benson. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Horror film film genre

A horror film is a film that seeks to elicit fear. Initially inspired by literature from authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley, horror has existed as a film genre for more than a century. The macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes. Horror may also overlap with the fantasy, supernatural fiction, and thriller genres.

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A group of college students fight to regain their freedom after being kidnapped by a white slave trader. [5] [6]

Sexual slavery slavery with the intention of using the slaves for sex

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