The Beast Beneath | |
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Written by | Dustin Ferguson |
Directed by | Dustin Ferguson |
Starring | Mel Novak Brinke Stevens Shawn C. Phillips Sheri Davis Jennifer Nangle |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Joseph Kelbie Williamson Dustin Ferguson Saul Mejia |
Cinematography | Dustin Ferguson |
Editor | Dustin Ferguson |
Running time | 70 mins |
Production company | SCS Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | WGUD-TV |
Release | August 7, 2020 |
The Beast Beneath is a 2020 American made-for-television horror film written and directed by Dustin Ferguson, starring Mel Novak and Brinke Stevens. [1] [2] It premiered on After Hours Cinema on WGUD-TV August 7, 2020. [3]
A deadly earthquake rocks a small, isolated, resort town and awakens a 2000 year old prehistoric creature to feast on the local community. It's up to a brilliant scientist Charlene (Brinke Stevens) and her younger brother Aaron (Eric Prochnau) to solve the mystery and put a stop to the monster's carnage before its too late, all while the devious town Mayor Reid (Mel Novak) attempts to cover up the ancient beast's bloody tracks.
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