Synopsis
When Lenore Harker learns that she's pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank in the country. The happy new family's lives takes a gruesome turn when animals and people end up brutally dead – all with a mysterious connection to their newborn.
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Director & Writers
Josef Rusnak
Director
Larry Cohen
Characters
Larry Cohen
Screenplay
James Portolese
Screenplay
Paul Sopocy
Screenplay
Cast
Bijou Phillips
Lenore Harker
James Murray
Frank Davis
Raphaël Coleman
Chris Davis
Owen Teale
Sgt. Perkins
Ty Glaser
Marnie
Jack Ellis
Prof. Baldwin
Arkie Reece
Perry
Skye Bennett
Nicole
Oliver Coopersmith
Mike
Todd Jensen
Dr. Orbinson
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