Ogre (2008 film)

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Ogre
Written byChuck Reeves
Directed by Steven R. Monroe
Starring John Schneider
Ryan Kennedy
Katharine Isabelle
Music by Pinar Toprak
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersKirk Shaw
Lisa M. Hansen
ProducerLindsay MacAdam
CinematographyThomas (Tom) Harting
EditorAsim Nuraney
Running time90 minutes
Production companies CineTel Films
Insight Film Studios
Ogre Productions
BudgetC$2 million
Original release
NetworkSyfy
ReleaseMarch 8, 2008 (2008-03-08)

Ogre is a 2008 American-Canadian television horror film directed by Steven R. Monroe for the Syfy Channel. In the story, teenagers stumble upon the fictional Ellensford, Pennsylvania a nearly forgotten town, stuck in a time loop in the mid 19th century. For the town to prevent a horrible plague from occurring, a human needs to be sacrificed every year to a vicious beast known as the Ogre. [1]

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References

  1. "Ogre (2008)". Dread Central. March 11, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2015.