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How to Make a Monster

2001 ·1h 31m · ★ 4.3 (39)

Video game developer Clayton Software enlists the talents of a misfit group of programmers to develop the scariest computer combat game: EVILUTION. With four weeks to bring the game to market and a million-dollar bonus on the line, they utilize a telemetry suit to render a 3-D version of the onscreen player. But when a power surge gives the hard drive a mind of its own, the suit comes to life to play the game for real and the programming team find themselves in the middle of a chilling virtual nightmare beyond their wildest imagination.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
43
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
67
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
83
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Content Warnings

Body Horror
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

video gamevirtual reality

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