How to Make a Monster

A cheesy, fast-paced creature feature that mixes office politics with virtual-reality scares, offering undemanding late-night thrills.

Directed by

George Huang

Genres

Tv movie, Horror, Science fiction

Starring

Clea DuVall, Steven Culp, Tyler Mane

Tagline

What started out as a simple game... became a virtual nightmare.

Overview

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.

How it feels

Campy, tense, dark and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Technology, ambition, greed, survival

Content

Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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