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Venom

Venom

He never hurt a soul until the day he died.

20055.41h 25m

Overview

A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.

Directed by Jim Gillespie
Written by Brandon Boyce, John Zuur Platten, Flint Dille
Produced by Kevin Williamson, Scott Faye, Karen Lauder
Box Office0Revenue: $882K

Top Cast

Agnes Bruckner

Agnes Bruckner

Eden Sinclair

Jonathan Jackson

Jonathan Jackson

Eric

Laura Ramsey

Laura Ramsey

Rachel

D.J. Cotrona

D.J. Cotrona

Sean

Rick Cramer

Rick Cramer

Ray Sawyer

Meagan Good

Meagan Good

Cece

Bijou Phillips

Bijou Phillips

Tammy

Stacey Travis

Stacey Travis

Laura

Davetta Sherwood

Davetta Sherwood

Patty

D

Deborah Duke

Miss Emmie

Themes & Keywords

escapevoodoolouisianaswamp

About Venom

Venom is a horror, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of escape, voodoo, louisiana, swamp. Directed by Jim Gillespie, it stars Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Laura Ramsey. A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.

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