Creature

On Halloween night, a young woman is terrified into a monstrous transformation.

Alice is nervous. She isn't good at costumes and is running late to a Halloween party. Spooked, she calls her best friend, Lucy, who's already at the party. Lucy dismisses Alice's fear as social awkwardness.

As Alice walks alone to the party, she is attacked by four masked trick-or-treaters. Little do they know, they would trigger a monstrous transformation in Alice.

The creature within Alice eviscerates the masked men. And also gives her the perfect blood soaked costume for the party.

  • Larissa James
    Director
  • Lily Gibson
    Key Cast
  • Kate Amundsen
    Key Cast
  • Rob Banks
    Key Cast
  • James Craigmiles
    Key Cast
  • Drew Lipson
    Key Cast
  • Daniel Broadhurst
    Key Cast
  • Erick Johnson
    Key Cast
  • Nick Hinman
    Key Cast
  • Jenny Rolapp
    Key Cast
  • Larissa James
    Writer
  • Nick Nardini
    Writer
  • Larissa James
    Producer
  • Nick Nardini
    Producer
  • Rob Banks
    Producer
  • Kate Amundsen
    Producer
  • Katie Larsen
    Producer
  • Justin Kleiman
    Producer
  • Andrea Jackson
    Producer
  • Joe Mitacek
    Producer
  • Andy Lemon
    Director of Photography
  • Larissa James
    Editor
  • Mallory Thompson
    Stunt Coordinator
  • Amanda Robbins
    SFX Makeup
  • Scarlet A. Newman-Thomas
    Composer
  • Scott Bradbury
    Colorist
  • Tamara Johnson, CAS
    Recording Mixer
  • Tamara Johnson, MPSE
    Sound Designers
  • Larissa James
    Sound Designers
  • Greg Cosh
    Sound
  • Nora Cosh
    Sound
  • Eric McAvoy
    VFX Producer
  • Imhotep Coleman
    First Assistant Director
  • Valerie Aragon
    Second Assistant Director
  • Andy Lemon
    Camera Operators
  • Tom Bango
    Camera Operators
  • George Montejano
    First Assistant Camera
  • Jorge Pallaies
    First Assistant Camera
  • Irene Chung
    DIT
  • Alex Dumas
    Gaffer + Key Grip
  • Kevin Kennedy
    Gaffer + Key Grip
  • Adam Ford
    Concept + Storyboard Art
  • Jesse Dean
    Concept + Storyboard Art
  • Ian Mitchell
    Swing Grip + Electric
  • Taylor Huddleson
    Swing Grip + Electric
  • Sergei
    Swing Grip + Electric
  • Diandra Mitchell
    Production Coordinator
  • Amy Von Harrington
    Prop Maker
  • Project Type:
    Short, Television
  • Genres:
    Horror, Fantasy, Comedy, Super Natural
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony FS7
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Venice Shorts
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 30, 2021
    Best Female Director
  • Infinity Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 10, 2021
    London Premiere
    Official Selection
  • LA Independent Women Film Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 28, 2021
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Cleveland Horror Festival
    Cleveland, OH
    United States
    October 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Halloweenapalooza
    Ottumwa, IA
    United States
    October 8, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Killer Valley Horror Film Festival
    Ashland, OR
    October 15, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival
    Bruges
    Belgium
    October 28, 2021
    Belgium Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Prague Independent Film Festival
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    November 15, 2021
    Czech Republic Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Lisbon Film Rendezvous
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    June 28, 2022
    Portugese Premiere
    Official Selection
  • The British Short Film Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 3, 2021
    Official Selection / Finalist
  • Montreal Independent Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    November 1, 2021
    Canada Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Thrills and Chills Film Awards
    Online
    United States
    October 31, 2021
    Official Selection

  • October 31, 2021
Director Biography - Larissa James

Larissa James is a two time Daytime Emmy nominated film and TV producer who edits, writes and directs. Based in Los Angeles and working in the industry for the last decade. LGBTQ.

James is a storyteller drawn to revolutionary thinking, world building, and a traditionally undocumented history. She creates content that ranges from unscripted and scripted television to feature and documentary films.

James is known for her work as an Executive Producer and Editor on EastSiders (NETFLIX) and as a Producer, Writer and Editor on Unconventional (creator, Kit Williamson). Creature is her directorial debut.

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Director Statement

I've always been drawn to strong female characters and super natural genre stories that are grounded in reality. We turned this very real story of a woman being afraid for her life into a fun feminist and super natural revenge film.

I co-wrote the story with Nicholas Nardini and we are developing Creature into an episodic half-hour comedy, gore TV series.