A Creature Was Stirring

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A Creature Was Stirring

R

2023

1h 40m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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As a Christmas blizzard rages outside, Faith, a nurse, keeps her daughter Charm locked in her room, injected with "holiday cheer," methadone, to sustain a delicately balanced fever--"treatment" for a mysterious affliction. When drifters Kory and Liz break in seeking shelter, they quickly discover that Faith's relationship with Charm stretches the limits of dysfunction, and both of them are concealing the malevolent fifth houseguest lurking in the shadows. Hint: it ain't Santa.

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Aaron Murray

Loud and Clear Reviews

Mar 3

2.5/5

It’s clear that Damien LeVeck wants to spice up the film’s screenplay any chance he gets and while that occasionally shines through in some mildly effective horror sequences, we’re still mostly left with a film needing a hook.

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

03/12/2024

3.5/5

The ending is a bit disappointing/deceiving for those who would be hoping for something different, but the overall effect of the film works and makes it something to check out even outside of the Holiday season.

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

01/12/2024

A Creature Was Stirring feels as though it has something deeper to say, but never seems to find the cohesion and narrative direction to say it. There is a sadness too as the film ends with another holiday seasonal horror missing the mark.

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Cody Leach

Cody Leach (YouTube)

12/20/2023

1.75/5

There's an ambitious idea buried somewhere in here. Unfortunately, it's covered in the rubble of a cripplingly low budget and over-ambitious screenplay. What could have been a crafty Christmas creature-feature becomes a confusing addiction commentary.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

12/20/2023

2.5/5

Strong performances and impressively unique practical effects earn A Creature Was Stirring a slight recommendation, but an 11th hour reveal threatens to collapse the whole endeavor.

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

12/15/2023

2.5/5

The film has a great cast, direction, set pieces, creature design, and holiday lighting, but first time screenwriter Shannon Wells' ending torpedoes the whole thing. It's worth checking out, but oof.

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Jamie W.

@winenanator Dec 11

This movie kept me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what was going on and then nothing happened and I was confused.

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Angel Karim M

@RT14197877 04/07/2025

Malisima desearía que me reembolsará el director el dinero y el tiempo, simplemente horrible trama sin sentido ¿linterna verde? ¿Fantasías sexuales? Un buen plot twist pero de ahí en fuera es lo único rescatable

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KerryWhite's S

@KerryWhite77 12/27/2024

Rating: 5/10. 57/100

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Steven t

@SST609 12/05/2024

I don't have a clue,but the acting was good.

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Alicja J

@Asava 10/19/2024

It's the weirdest movie I've ever seen.

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Jay W

@JayDubb 12/27/2023

Probably the worst movie Ive seen this year!

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As a Christmas blizzard rages outside, Faith, a nurse, keeps her daughter Charm locked in her room, injected with "holiday cheer," methadone, to sustain a delicately balanced fever--"treatment" for a mysterious affliction. When drifters Kory and Liz break in seeking shelter, they quickly discover that Faith's relationship with Charm stretches the limits of dysfunction, and both of them are concealing the malevolent fifth houseguest lurking in the shadows. Hint: it ain't Santa.

Director: Damien LeVeck
Producer: Aaron B. Koontz, Damien LeVeck, Natalie LeVeck, Vladislav Severtsev
Screenwriter: Shannon Wells
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: Skubalon, Paper Street Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Drug Content|Bloody Images|Some Sexual References|Violence)
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2023
Runtime: 1h 40m