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Tragedy strikes with a plane crash taking the lives of several victims, including actor Christian Oliver and his two children.

Per Deadline, a plane transporting Oliver and his two daughters, 12-year-old Annik and 10-year-old Madita, crashed on Thursday. Everybody on board was killed, including the 51-year-old actors and his children. Also killed in the crash was the plane's owner and pilot, Robert Sachs. The cause of the single-engine plane's crash is now under investigation.

Authorities have stated that the plane had taken off from the small Caribbean island of Becquia with plans to land nearby in St. Lucia. For reasons not yet known, the aircraft experienced an apparent issue shortly after takeoff and nose-dived directly into the ocean. Reportedly, the pilot had radioed in that he was experiencing trouble and was attempting to turn back. That marked the final communication from the plane. Fishermen and divers in the area aided...

Here's something for L.A. based genre filmmakers. From the sounds of it, SellingYourScreenplay.com's event Six-Figure Film Festival and Conference is targetted at filmmakers, giving information, expertise and guidance for low budget and independant filmmaking. Of particular interest to genre filmmakers will be the screenings of Japanese short film Love Shack, feature films Animal Among Us and The Rideshare Killer. The latter was directed by Ashley Scott Meyers who also runs Sys.com and wrote such gems as Snake Outta Compton and Ninja Apocalypse. So if anyone knows how to get no-budget, independant films made it's this guy. More information can be found here. SellingYourScreenplay.com (Sys), is hosting Sys’s Six-Figure Film Festival and Conference, a conference focusing on best practices associated with the writing...

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Stars: Larisa Oleynik, Erin Daniels, Heather Tom, Christine Donlon, Christian Oliver, Jasmine Dustin, Jonathan Murphy, Don Frye, Eric Tiede, Whitney Davis | Written by Jonathan Murphy | Directed by John Woodruff

Fifteen years ago, two teenage girls were murdered at Merrymaker Campgrounds. The case was filed as an animal attack, the camp was condemned, and the killer never found. Now, years later Poppy (Christine Donlon) and Anita Bishop (Larisa Oleynik) get set to re-open their parent’s camp. And they even invite Roland Baumgarner (Christian Oliver), the novelist who made his name by penning a bestseller about the case, to the opening.

Billed as yet another Bigfoot/sasquatch movie, Animal Among Us is actually anything but. It is in fact a melding of genre tropes: monster movie, cabin in the woods film, survival horror, dramatic thriller, all rolled into one – sadly – dull genre film saved only by a surprising performance by former Alex Mack Larisa Oleynik.

The murders that took place at Merrymaker Campgrounds were a tragedy, but they inspired best-selling author Roland Baumgarner's most successful book. Fifteen years after the violent events, the cabins at Merrymaker Campgrounds are reopening its doors for a new generation, but something bloodthirsty still waits among the trees in John Woodruff's Animal Among Us.

With the new horror film out now on VOD and DVD from Uncork’d Entertainment, we caught up with one of the stars of the film, Larisa Oleynik, to discuss her role as Anita Bishop, and she also reflected on her life-changing role as Alex Mack in Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack and discussed the legacy of 10 Things I Hate About You, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

Thanks for taking the time to chat with me and congratulations on your new movie Animal Among Us. I enjoyed it quite a bit...

Larisa Oleynik takes on her darkest role yet in Uncork'd Entertainment's new horror-comedy Animal Among Us. Directed by John Woodruff, the movie is set at an abandoned campground which is preparing to reopen in the midst of alleged Bigfoot sightings in the area.

Oleynik stars in the movie as Anita Bishop, the ranger in charge of reopening the campground who appears to know more about the town's local woodland creature, believed to be Bigfoot, than she's letting on.

To find out a little more about the movie and her role, we spoke with Larisa Oleynik about her work in Animal Among Us and a few of her upcoming and past projects. You can real the full interview below!

We're talking about Animal Among Us, which is obviously a horror film. I know you've done a variety of different films and TV shows in the past, and you've delved a...

Described as Friday the 13th meets Dog Soldiers, Uncork'd Entertainment's Animal Among Us might be the most bizarre sasquatch-horror movie you'll ever see. Directed by John Woodruff using a screenplay by Jonathan Murphy, Animal Among Us is filled with nods to classic horror movies from the '70s and '80s. This makes watching the movie a fun experience for old school horror fans, but as it's not a straight-up gorefest like some of those classic slasher films. To be clear, while it contains elements of slasher movies and Bigfoot horror, Animal Among Us is not really either of those types of movies, as it tells an intriguing story without an abundance of blood.

Christian Oliver (Sense8) stars in Animal Among Us as Roland Baumgarner, an author who penned a book called The Merrymaker Murderer. The best-selling book was about the actual murders of two young girls fifteen years...

The hotly-anticipated horror flick Animal Among Us hits digital and disc today (November 19th) via Uncork’d Entertainment. The film, a nail-bitter from up-and-coming filmmaker John Woodruff, features Christian Oliver and Larisa Oleynik as an unstoppable duo out to stop a formidable beast! Give the trailer a spin at the top of the article. Synopsis:Fifteen years ago, […]

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This November, Christian Oliver and Larisa Oleynik come face to face with hirsute terror in John Woodruff’s highly-anticipated horror throwback, Animal Among Us. Fifteen years ago, two teenage girls were murdered at Merrymaker Campgrounds. The case was filed as an animal …

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A monster stalks a summer camp in John Woodruff’s upcoming horror flick Animal Among Us, available on VOD and DVD on November 19 from Uncork’d Entertainment. Fifteen years ago, two teenage girls were murdered at Merrymaker Campgrounds. The case was filed as an animal attack, the camp was condemned, and the killer never found. But something horrific still waits in those […]...

Something sinister awaits in the woods in our exclusive clip from Animal Among Us. Also in today's Horror Highlights: One Night in October trailer and release details and Machina Corpse's First Offerings Kickstarter details.

Exclusive Clip from Animal Among Us: "This November, Christian Oliver and Larisa Oleynik come face to face with hirsute terror in John Woodruff’s highly-anticipated horror throwback, Animal Among Us.

Fifteen years ago, two teenage girls were murdered at Merrymaker Campgrounds. The case was filed as an animal attack, the camp was condemned, and the killer never found. But something horrific still waits in those woods, ready to kill again.

Don Frye, Christine Donlon, Jonathan Murphy, Erin Daniels, Heather Tom, Jasmine Dustin, and Whitney Davis star in a film by John Woodruff. Written by Jonathan Murphy. Produced by Murphy, Woodruff and Cara Kidwell.

Friday the 13th meets Dog Soldiers in Animal Among Us, available on VOD...