The Pit
Twelve year-old Jamie Benjamin is a solitary misunderstood boy in his preteens. His classmates pick on him, his neighbors think he's weird and his parents ignore him. But now Jamie has a secret weapon: deep in the woods he has discovered a deep pit full of man-eating creatures he calls Trogs... and it isn't long before he gets an idea for getting revenge and feeding the Trogs in the process!
Why it matters
A quietly unsettling blend of coming-of-age trauma and creature feature chills, The Pit digs into childhood isolation with a bizarre, monstrous twist.
- Unearths a rare early ’80s Canadian-American indie where practical effects bring the Trogs to gnarly life.
- A sympathetic yet creepy performance from Sammy Snyders captures the dark loneliness behind Jamie’s revenge scheme.
- Straddles folk horror and monster movie genres, exploring themes of bullying and misunderstood youth before they became horror staples.
- For fans of small-town, offbeat horror that’s equal parts unsettling character study and pulpy creature chaos.
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Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
28
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
57
Supernatural
0
Creature
55
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
100
Cerebral
28
Survival
50
Revenge
