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written and directed by Brandeis Berry, starring

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likened the film's premise to the 2011 horror film ''

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''.

Plot

Set in Louisiana, the film centers around a group of young adults that are faced with a scary reality as they realize they are being hunted around their lake house by a giant

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while a local reptile consultant teams up with the local law enforcement to find out what might be happening.

Cast

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as Sheriff Jones *

as Kim Whitley *

as Claudia Mosley * Tom O'Connell as Agent Sam Colton * John Bobek as Matt Hanton * Christopher Biewer as Deputy Clyde * Derrick Redford as Jason Hightower * Donnabella Mortel as Jamie Castell * Michael St. Michaels as Bob * Faisal Al-Saja as Travis Beecher * Marti Hale as Mary * John V. Ward as John Castleberry * Kevin Wayne as Trooper Ford * Brian Waters as Agent Ray

Release

The film was released on DVD in the US on February 14, 2017. It was released in the UK on DVD on June 6, 2016.

Novelization

A novelization of the film was released in July 2021 by novelist Julian Michael Carver. In 2022, the novelization was nominated for the Scribe Award by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers for "Best Adapted Novel", alongside the novelizations of

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References

External links

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